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TIL There is no physical description of Jesus in The Bible.

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pv7G TIL That Adolf Hitler was a serial prankster and would often perform callous pranks on his staff, one which ended with close friend Ernst Hanfstaengl beleiving he was being set up on a suicide mission leading him to escape to Switzerland where he betrayed some of Hitler’s most intimate secrets
obno TIL that the scene from Futurama’s “Jurrasic Bark” of Seymour waiting for Fry is an homage to a real dog named Hachiko.
kWxB TIL: North Korea uses a fax machine to send threats to South Korea
Z8rVp TIL the claim on Cheerios' box that it could lower cholesterol by 4% was removed after the FDA warned General Mills that it was false advertising. GM fought back but eventually changed the box to read the cereal could lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet.
p8neO TIL Bats cannot take off from the ground. So if you find one that is on the ground gently pick it up with a shovel or something like that a let it crawl up on a tree.