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TIL there were active volcanoes on the moon when dinosaurs roamed the earth

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mxRVy TIL about Caodaism a Syncretic Religion with about 4.4 million adherents . Their Pantheon Includes Joan of Arc , William Shakespeare, Jesus ,Muhammed and Lenin (among others).
69PE7 TIL that Svante Pääbo, the 2022 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, is the son of Sune Bergström, who is also a Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine (1982).
JD7B TIL: According to the United Nations, there are only 17 Non-self Governing Territories in the world. The United Kingdom controls 10 of them. The United States controls three.
Wk1kN TIL that name of The Three Musketeers candy bar was inspired by three different flavored pieces in each package (chocolate, strawberry and vanilla). Rising costs and WW2 restrictions on sugar led to consolidation into a single chocolate bar.
m4Ay TIL that bagel-related injuries are so common that hospitals have special names for them.