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TIL that Christians introduced “Christian Power Cards” to compete with Pokemon due to the concept of ‘Pokemon Evolution’ going against the Biblical creation account in Genesis.

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yQQPl TIL you need to change your CV/Resume depending on the country that you are applying to. Some countries expect photos, date of birth, marital status, number of kids you have, etc.
Wr7Y TIL that former US president James A. Garfield knew both Ancient Greek and Latin. Along with being ambidextrous, he could write in both languages at the same time.
a8g1J TIL that the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, leads a Romani working group focused on promoting Gypsy inclusion in Europe.
yQRQM TIL when kerosene disrupted whale oil for lamps, two companies—Lever Brothers and Margarine Unie—discovered how to harden whale oil into margarine. They bought up all the whale oil, met with success and are a $150B corporation today, better known as Unilever!
nevBo TIL: There are over 200 different Chinese languages, many of which are mutually unintelligible when talking across languages/dialects