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TIL that in the Bible there is no mention of human-like angels having wings. The depictions of winged angels in art started in the 4th century AD, likely due to Greco-Roman influence.

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e9OD TIL that Disney used to cancel TV shows after 65 episode, no matter the ratings.
v1BD7 TIL President Diouf began an anti-AIDS program in Senegal, before the virus was able to take off. He used media and schools to promote safe-sex messages and required prostitutes to be registered. While AIDS was decimating much of Africa, the infection rate for Senegal stayed below 2 percent
VrVm TIL that the famous “Uncle Sam Wants You” and Smokey Bear’s “Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires” posters are both imitations of a British army recruitment poster from 1914.
XEj0R TIL feedback loops in Systems Theory. An example of feeback loops are birth rates( a reinforcing loop) and death rate( a balancing loop) all of which act on a giving population. Reinforcing loops enhance what is already existent( like a good investment) and balancing loops level things out.
16XAr TIL that the ‘Parting Glass’ mentioned in the Scottish farewell song refers to an old tradition of giving someone a final drink after they mount their horse to fortify them for their journey. The drink, called a stirrup cup, was the final hospitality offered to a departing guest.