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TIL The Red Cross raised half a billion dollars for Haiti and only built 6 homes

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QJBy6 TIL Bill Russell won the NBA championship 11 times out of the 13 seasons he played
941B TIL that atheist organizations have been granted tax exempt status, under the same law that grants it to churches. “Moreover, the IRS cites to a number of cases where state and federal law have recognized non-theist organizations as tax-exempt religious organizations"
EgyEd TIL humans ability to digest milk and other dairy products and survive on a vegetable-heavy diet only emerged about 6,000 years ago. Before that, they were meat-eaters.
vP8ar TIL Ancient Greeks Voted to Kick Politicians Out of Athens if Enough People Didn’t Like Them
gvdy TIL there is such a thing as a “Therapy Goat” that visits old folks homes to cheer them up!