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TIL There are 198 ways to protest peacefully and nonviolently, divided into categories like persuasion, not cooperating, and direct action, all explained by Dr. Gene Sharp,

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D1LjJ TIL In a letter to the Emperor Theophilus, Jesus Christ was described as being 3 cubits, which is 4 feet, 6 inches tall (137 cm).
5YPrr TIL There is a place in California where the Dead outnumber the Living by 1000 to 1. Colma, California was founded as a Necropolis in 1924. The population of dead people is over 1.5 million. Also known as "City of the Silent"
BgwLW TIL: That Princess Diana was buried holding a set of rosary beads that were gifted to her by Mother Teresa, who died just 6 days after Diana at the age of 87.
rD91 TIL that the Solar System’s stability is temporary, and in a few billion years, we might collide with Mars.
0wQ4L TIL: 80’s Night Court had the tallest cast in sitcom history. Richard Moll was 6’8, John Laroquette 6’4, Harry Anderson 6’4, Charles Robinson 6’2, and Marsha Warfield 5’11.