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TIL of the Na Nach, a devout sect of Jews who’s spiritual activities include raves, party vans, and making everyone they meet as happy as possible.

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N7VP6 TIL that two brothers from a set of triplets fooled a Russian prison when one brother swapped places with the other to give him a brief taste of freedom. Rather than returning, the freed brother ran off with his brother's girlfriend. It took years for the authorities to realize they had been duped.
YM6A TIL Ernst Leitz II risked his own safety by putting into place a wildly successful plan to help Jews escape Nazi Germany. He hired Jews, and then sent them on foreign assignments.
M7rVb TIL Mountain lions, pumas, panthers, and cougars are all the same animal - the Puma Concolor
ZdnD TIL that in the Himba tribe in Namibia (where they have no word for the color blue) test subjects could not single out a blue square from a group of green squares.
8e0Z8 TIL One of the first diplomatic channels between England and the Ottoman empire was established when Elizabeth I and Safiye, the Sultan's mom, became penpals. Besides talking politics, the pair would exchange lavish gifts, talk about fashion, share beauty tips and exchange their skin care products