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TIL there is a temple in India where anyone is welcome regardless of religion: The Lotus Temple.

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negMo TIL That the adjective "excruciating" comes from crucifixion; "out of crucifying."
9Y7PM TIL, since 1513 the Kings of Denmark names had alternated between Christian and Frederick, until 1972 when Margrethe II became the first female monarch of Denmark, since Margrethe I in 1412
9w716 TIL that Iranian military arrested 14 squirrels for spying
A4pg TIL that the 19th century London campaign for sanitary reform and delivering clean water was opposed by critics as “a deduction from the charms of freedom.” The Times daily argued it was preferable to “take a chance with cholera than be bullied into health.”
grxnb TIL that in the US lung cancer is the leading cause for cancer death in men and women. Before cigarette smoking was prevalent it was considered to be a rare disease (IE 1920's)