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TIL of Hellenism, the modern day revival of the ancient Greek religion

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b9MR4 TIL that the United States granted the Philippines independence in 1946.
GZvQ TIL that Mark Twain gave a lecture on Masturbation in which he poked fun at those who shunned the practice by making up quotes such as, “Homer, in the second book of the Iliad, says with fine enthusiasm, “Give me masturbation or give me death!”
P1NYZ TIL Sweden has the largest Mandaean population in the world. Mandaeans are the last major Gnostic faith; so given Sweden’s high Mandaean population and low general population, Sweden is the most Gnostic country on Earth.
JYZkv TIL - Disney auditioned cars for the role of Herbie in the 1968 Love Bug film. Disney set up a casting call for cars, including Toyotas, a TVR, Volvos, an MG and a pearl white Volkswagen Beetle. The Beetle was chosen as it was the only one that elicited the crew to reach out and pet it.
RxV4 TIL the 1997 video game “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” had a secret ending where Jeff Goldblum implored the gamer to stop playing computer games, go outside, talk to opposite sex and live their lives.