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TIL that in the bible it states you must break any clay pot you find a dead lizard in.

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GYgnQ TIL that the 1904 Olympic marathon involved a runner who drove 11 miles to the finish line, a runner who was poisoned by his coaches, a runner who was chased by dogs for one mile, and a runner who ate a rotten apple, took a nap and still finished fourth.
6l7l TIL Bob Jones University had a ban on interracial dating until 2000
gxWy TIL The number of Americans who believed homosexuality is a sin actually went up between 2013-2014 (45%-50%)
lg0G TIL of Linda Weston who lured the mentally disabled into a makeshift dungeon where they were forced into prostitution and subject to starvation all while she collected their public benefits.
j6Pan TIL Friedrich Glasl created a model of conflict escalation. He explains why some people act solution-oriented in conflicts, some want to win and others just want to harm the other person or side.