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TIL About Gap Creationism, a Theory of the Bible Where a Large Period of Time Exists Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2, God Creating the Earth to the Creation of Light. This Is Where Some Theorists Believe Events Such as Dinosaurs and the Ice Age Exists in the Bible.

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RnOQ TIL in a CIA program called “Operation Midnight Climax”, Prostitutes were enlisted by the CIA to lure men to ‘safehouses’ in San Francisco where they were administered LSD without their consent. CIA Agents would then watch them have sex with the prostitutes through 2-way mirrors.
R7oo9 TIL - It is well documented that for centuries, Koreans ate much more food than their Asian neighbors. A 19th century visitor wrote: "When it comes to serving fruits, for example with large peaches, even a person with the most restraint eats around ten; it is not uncommon to see a person eating 30".
jN94p TIL Steven Seagal bragged he was immune to being choked unconscious due to his training. While trying to prove it, a stunt coordinator choked him out and Seagal voided his bowels
Qg0d TIL Sesame Street’s Count Von Count’s counting obsession come from a traditional vampire myths that depicts vampires as having a fixation with counting small objects. In the myth, the fixation often provides a means of distracting them by tossing a handful of seeds or salt on the ground.
M7wlW TIL about Dr. Mike Bingham, a conservationist who was fired for reporting an 80% penguin decline. He was harassed by the government, sued them for human rights abuses, and won in the Supreme Court.