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TIL: A study has provided evidence that reading literary fiction improves empathy in individuals

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EAE0 TIL that the Tollund Man, a 2000 year old corpse found in a Danish bog was so well preserved, those who found it mistook it for a murder victim and called the police.
xVvO5 TIL In the Bible, Jesus entrusts Peter with "keys to the kingdom of heaven." The Vatican considers St. Peter the first Pope. The Vatican's coat of arms displays these keys to heaven.
x6Ne0 TIL raw termites taste like pineapple and cooked termites have a delicate, vegetable flavor
bQw4 TIL that in the early 2000s, a group of Siberian gangsters shot a seven-part TV series depicting their lives. There were no stuntmen; all the blood and bullets were real.
W5yA TIL the brightest astronomical event was a near-earth supernova that occurred in 1006 A.D. It could be seen with the human eye, was said to be ¼th as bright as the moon, and was cited in texts all over the world at the time.