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TIL that there’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed and people who usually pay their debts. Inversely, people who buy chrome accessories for their car tend to not pay their debts in full.

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b6ga4 TIL of Abelard, who rejected the prevailing idea that “Jesus died for sins,” preferring instead to focus on God as loving, instead of harsh and judgmental. He was excommunicated.
Lkjod TIL Angelina Jordan, a 14 y.o. singer who won Norway's Got Talent in 2014, always performs barefoot because when aged 6 she met a girl living on the streets without shoes- Angelina gave this girl her shoes and vowed never to appear on stage again wearing shoes until all the world’s children had them
7Obx TIL a German Soldier used in recruitment posters as “The Ideal German Soldier” was Half-Jewish and discharged due to that.
R7m96 TIL about Alcubierre's Warp Drive. A theory which, on paper, should work on creating faster than light travel, getting us one step closer to space exploration.
d8go9 TIL oppurtunity rover survived for 15 while NASA expected it to last only for 3 months. Her last message was "my battery is low and its getting dark"