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TIL That the Ancient Egyptians had an evil turtle god and one of their prayers was "May Ra live and the turtle die."

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9wPeM TIL the glass doors on a wood fireplace are supposed to be open when a fire is going
WkndN TIL the dog from the TV show Lost - Vincent on the show, played by Madison - is still alive and is now 22 years old
b574 TIL over half of the Alcoholics Anonymous “12 steps” refer to God
rNkWw TIL Jalapeños from major US agriculture companies have been intentionally bred to be less spicy because their largest buyers (other food manufacturers) prefer them as mild as possible so they can add capsaicin extract and have direct control over the spice level.
ANr1l TIL that, due to its short orbit around the sun (just 88 days), Mercury is, on average, the closest planet not only to Earth but to all the other planets in our Solar System as well.