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TIL that Reagan and Gorbachev agreed to pause the Cold War in case of an alien Invasion

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WZad TIL that after defeating the Persians, Alexander The Great started dressing like them and took two Persian wives.
ZRQY TIL that Jefferson had his own version of the bible that omitted the parts of the bible that were “contrary to reason” including the resurrection and other miracles. He was only interested in the moral teachings of Jesus and nothing more.
awkKo TIL that blond hair in humans developed only 11,000 years ago as an evolutionary response to the lack of sunlight in Northern Europe to enable more Vitamin D synthesis.
4PRa TIL the musician Prince, a Jehovah’s Witness since 2001, occasionally leaves his gated community to go door knocking.
pYAvb TIL in 2007 Dr. Elena Bodnar patented a brassiere design that allows the cups to be separated and used as emergency face masks -- one for the wearer of the bra, and one for a needy bystander