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TIL that Christian, Judaic, and Islamic texts all ban interest on loans

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XEnjj TIL about a badass WWII US black war hero, combat medic that save lives of hundreds of men, Cpl. Waverly Woodson. Was nominated for DSC and Medal of Honor, but never had because no Black American received a MoH for WWII and later his file was "lost".
xV4pg TIL the first digital Casio watch was called the 'Casiotron' and was released in November 1974. It was the first ever digital watch to include a calendar function. Still available secondhand.
KMxQ TIL In Russia a young cannibal killed and ate 11 people to impress his girlfriend
0W7A TIL After a psychotherapy experiment in a convent 300 nuns petitioned the Vatican to be released from their vows leaving only a small group of radical lesbian nuns.
LyE9 TIL that “Sister” Amy Archer-Gilligan (1868-1962), who ran a nursing home, killed at least 5 people by poison (including her husband) but was possibly involved in more deaths as authorities found 48 deaths total at her nursing homes. Her story inspired the play and film Arsenic and Old Lace.