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TIL that contrary to popular belief, the Mesopotamian god Dagon has nothing to do with fish or the sea, and the portrayal of him as a fish god based entirely on the medieval belief that his name was derived from the Hebrew word for fish, "dāg", which was debunked in the 1920s

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v14eB TIL that bird populations in the US and Canada dropped by approximately 3 billion, which is around 29%, since 1970
ne4QW TIL The Soviet KGB fabricated evidence linking the Central Intelligence Agency to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and passed the material to unwitting conspiracy theorists in the United States, according to the Mitrokhin Archive based on KGB files brought to the West by a defector.
4X4aN TIL Holding in your Fart can actually cause Bad Breath.When gas hangs out too long in your intestine, it begins to reabsorb into your bloodstream. It is then carried through your body up to your lungs where it is processed out and leaves when you exhale!
ADlxl TIL: Prison towns count inmates on their census to receive a greater allocation of federal funds
VBOZp TIL that Fritz Zwicky, a Swiss astronomer, is credited with the conception of supernovas, neutron stars and dark matter. However, he remains unknown to the public because of his eccentric character and being disliked amongst his peers.