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TIL that there is a faction of Jews that believe that Jesus is the Messiah.

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1aAAD TIL that a congressman from Georgia, Hank Johnson, believed that the island of Guam may tip over if too many people stood on one side of the island.
4kaPg TIL of the Astronomical Unit, or AU, a unit of length equivalent to the distance between the Earth and the Sun, measuring 149,597,870.7 kilometres exactly. It's also a fundamental component in defining another unit of astronomical measurement, the parsec.
b6XVN TIL about the Doll's Head Trail in Atlanta today. It's known for its eerie collection of doll heads and body parts
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