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TIL that Cyrus the Great was so beloved, he was the only non-Jewish person in the Jewish Bible (Old Testament) to be identified as the messiah

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jQQ TIL that in most Nordic countries there are laws called “Every man’s rights” which state that it is legal to trespass, camp, fish and pick berries on public and private lands.
XEapX TIL some women have superhuman vision, seeing 100 million colors due to the genetic mutation: tetrachromacy. The rest of us see 1% or less of that. They see 100x variations in color that appear the same to everyone else. A path of dull grey stones may look like a glittering jewellery box to them
yXDa TIL there was a movie made 4 years before 9/11 that condemned the incompetency of government officials to prevent the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center towers from happening again; it’s called “Path to Paradise” (1997).
a8BNM TIL that singer Van Morrison did not release the song "Moondance" as a single until September 1977, seven and a half years after the album of the same year was released.
YpOdG TIL that plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviours, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials.