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TIL The reason the Bible says “You shall not have any other gods before me” is because Judaim was originally polytheistic

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0d10p TIL the first recorded labor strike in history occurred in the 12th Century BCE in Ancient Egypt, when artisans tasked with building the necropolis (burial chambers) of King Ramses III struck repeatedly over insufficient rations
wEGM TIL In 1995, current US House Speaker John Boehner was caught handing out cheques from the tobacco lobby on the floor of the House of Representatives just before a vote on cutting tobacco subsidies.
6EAb7 TIL Harriet Tubman had narcolepsy. She developed it after getting hit in the head with a 2lb weight and suffering a TBI. Wanted ads used to describe her as having “a habit of abruptly falling asleep.”
xMB TIL Nzinga of Matamba was a warrior queen who kept a harem of 60 men whom she dressed in women’s clothes
pY7YN TIL : Wayne Gretzky's stats were so far ahead of his peers' that if you cut his entire career number in half he's still one of the top 20 players of all time.