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TIL that the entire internet is kept locked up with 7 physical keys that open safety deposit boxes spread across the world to prevent people hacking the control mechanisms for web address assignment

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e0aR5 TIL Wineries in Israel are trying to recreate ancient wine, including the varities that Jesus may have drank. Researchers use techniques like DNA testing and three-dimensional scans of grape seeds found at archaeological digs to help identify these unique varieties
Y7gA TIL that the Japanese enslaved as many as 410,000 “comfort women” from Korea, China, and Southeast Asia to serve as prostitutes and raise the spirits of the Japanese soldiers. Approximately three quarters of them died and most survivors were left infertile.
X0mkr TIL about the Largest Hindu Temple in the US ( Second Largest in the World ) in New Jersey
LVRQ TIL Since 1985 the number of people on welfare has fallen from 4 million to 2 million but the number of people receiving federal disability has risen from 2 million to 7 million
woKd6 TIL that Jesse Owens declared after the 1936 Olympic Games, that he was treated worse by the President of the USA, than he was by the German authorities.