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TIL That the story of Jesus, born of a virgin, of royal descent, child teacher, 12 disciples, etc. was not novel at the origins of Christianity and has been a recurring theme in many religious mythologies.

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4kD1b TIL - About EA-3167, Is a deliriant used that can be used in chemical warfare. Incapacitating effects can last anywhere from 5-10 days, sometimes manifesting as a full 3-day peak of vivid hallucinations, along with prolonged confusion, amnesia, and inhibition of speech and cognition.
18E7 TIL that In 1949, the U.S. Military created a synthetic version of Marijuana called “Dimethylheptylpyran.” Just 1 mg can have effects lasting for 3 days.
AprB TIL engineers designing the Voyager mission planned it to avoid planetary encounters over Thanksgiving and Christmas
p594 TIL fish can learn to pull a string to dispense food, and some have also figured out how to use a tool to pull the string as they swim by.
Zp0kv TIL about the release of Jonathan Tieu, who broke out of a county Jail while awaiting his trial since the age of 15 for a gang related murder and attempted murder. Despite never having fired any gunshots or being a member of any gang involved in the alleged shooting.