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TIL that a moment is 90 seconds.

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MeDD7 TIL in 1959, Nikita Khrushchev described Mao Zedong to a Chinese diplomat as an "old boot that needs to be thrown out". 'Old boot' in Chinese meant prostitute, which led Chinese officials to believe Mao had been insulted as an 'old whore' due to misinterpretation.
oRrQE TIL that Varina Davis, the First Lady of the Confederate States of America, was personally opposed to slavery and doubted the Confederacy could ever succeed. After her husband’s death, she moved to New York City and wrote that “the right side had won the Civil War.”
GAeK1 TIL Since 1950, the Catholic Church has recognized Darwinian evolution as being compatible with Christian beliefs.
WalB TIL that in 1894 a local priest saved a 4 year old boy from drowning, that 4 year old boy was Hitler.
l4JG TIL Oreos are vegan and the “creme” filling contains no milk products.