› added 11 years ago

138

TIL that one of the Vatican’s own astronomers, and the curator of of the Vatican’s meteorite collection, dismisses creationism as “…a kind of paganism”.

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

kJbj7 TIL Disney made an exception to their ‘no hiring ex-convicts’ policy when they hired Tim Allen to star in The Santa Claus
pbje TIL To prove that stomach ulcers are caused by bacteria, Barry Marshall drank broth filled with infectious bacteria, got ulcers, then cured himself with antibiotics. He won a Nobel Prize.
v14pK TIL The Vietnam government executes corporate executives convicted of financial crimes or corporate malfeasance.
kJWBE TIL that Ancient Egypt had proctologists and their term for them was "neru phuyt", which literally translates as "shepherd of the anus".
7r6QZ TIL Haitian Voodoo is a religion based on ancient spirits and Patron Saints. It's not merely animal sacrifices, pinned dolls and 'cult' rituals.