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TIL That Jews put god on trial during the holocaust, and found him guilty

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WRLY TIL if you divide 1 by 9801, you’ll get every number from 00 to 99 in the correct order (except 98)
7rmOP TIL that cheetahs are native to Asia in addition to Africa. The Asiatic cheetah is a critically endangered subspecies whose range has shrunk to Iran's central plateau. It's believed that there were fewer than 50 individuals in the wild as of 2017.
NXQLM TIL Chocolate sheet cakes and mixes, and the nominally-chocolate dark wafers in Oreos, taste so different than other common chocolate foods because they use black cocoa. Black cocoa is created by a different process than natural or Dutch-processed cocoa, which results in a very unique taste.
wQ7J TIL Alaska was never meant to be separated from the rest of the United States, but would be linked when British Columbia also joined. Instead, the Alaska Purchase compelled British Columbia to join the Canadian Confederation 3 months later.
xVmbw TIL Danny Trejo got his first acting job when visiting a patient he was doing substance abuse counseling for on the set of "Runaway Train". He was offered a job as an extra in the film's prison scenes.