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TIL that Warner Brothers just made the movie "Just Mercy" free on streaming platforms to help educate people on systemic racism

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x66Bo TIL that the British MI5 hired an astrologer after they learned that Hitler supposedly used astrology to influence his actions. However it was later known that the predictions of Hitler's astrologer were extremely inaccurate and Hitler himself thought of astrology as 'complete nonsense'.
16y7O TIL that the Jack in Monterey Jack cheese was a salesman of cheese made by monks in Monterey
kwre TIL that cycling is better than walking or running for maintaining muscle, strength, and fat loss
0w6Mv TIL 19-yr-old Eric Simons squatted at AOL HQ to work on his startup. When a mentorship ended, his badge still gave access; for 2 months he got basic free food from the lounge, used the showers, locker, & gym, did wash at AOL's free laundromat, & rotated sleep on 3 couches to evade night security.
XEydj TIL there is a Saint Lucifer, a Christian Bishop who lived in the 4th century. There is a church dedicated to him in Sardinia.