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TIL Jordan Peele quit acting after he was asked to play the poop emoji in "The Emoji Movie".

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oRggL TIL about the Criterion of Embarrassment, a method to access the reliability of the gospels. It suggests if a detail in the gospels would have been embarrassing for the early Christian community to invent, then it is more likely to be true.
8mA8 TIL a 2007 lawsuit against GM could have brought deadly ignition switch failures to light — but the case was not pursued since Wisconsin law limits liability to $350,000 per death. GM issued a recall 7 years later, and paid $1.475 billion in fines and settlements.
BDRL TIL of a man who was Jesus’ contemporary who performed miracles, healed the sick, rose from the dead, and preached love and kindness, but whose popularity never took off
grPl7 TIL meteors burn up when they enter the atmosphere is due to the air in front of it compresses incredibly quickly, causing drastic temperature rise.
Obx7 TIL the USAF has fire suppression systems in hangars that can cover the floor with 20+ feet of fire-retardant foam