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TIL that both hell.com and heaven.com lead to the same place! MyBible.com, a bible reading group!

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5vGR TIL that parasites get parasites, called hyperparasites. It’s also common for parasites of parasites to get their own parasites. And, you guessed it, those parasites too are prone to getting parasites.
PYDYJ TIL about the Pseudo-Geber corpus, a group of influential works on chemistry and alchemy from the 13th and 14th centuries, whose authors are unknown because they attributed them to the legendary alchemist Geber in an attempt to gain credibility.
ZAXv TIL that there is a family in Turkey with a gene mutation that renders them unable to walk upright and speak properly. Scientists think that their DNA holds the key to explaining how humans evolved from apes 4 million years ago.
aP4J TIL that during the space race the public was generally opposed to funding manned space exploration, and spaceflight was ranked near the top of federal programs the public would prefer cut.
yoaM TIL that although Walt Disney is often rumored to have been an anti-Semite he donated to several Jewish charities and was named “1955 Man of the Year” by the B'nai B'rith chapter in Beverly Hills.