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TIL about Jean Meslier, a French Catholic priest who was discovered, upon his death, to have written a book-length philosophical essay promoting atheism and materialism.

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LQVpZ TIL - "In the Still of the Night" by The Five Satins is the only song ever to have charted on the Billboard Hot 100 three separate times by the same artist, with the same version each time; in 1956, 1960 and 1961.
a8MGL TIL The first vending machine was in Egypt and dispensed holy water, not Coke
b5wE TIL the Amazon Rainforest loses about 22,000 tons of the phosphorus in its soil due to floods every year. The Amazon remains so fertile because the dust of a dried up lake in the Sahara Desert traveling through the atmsophere feeds the Amazon’s plants the phosphorus it lost.
neNaP TIL horses can communicate with humans by pointing to symbols. Researchers trained the horses to understand 3 symbols which meant “blanket on,” “blanket off,” and “no change.” After training they were tested in different weather conditions and researchers found the choices matched the weather.
xV1AD TIL of Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon, something you just found out about suddenly seems everywhere. It’s caused by two different things: Selective attention, which kicks in when you’re struck by a brand new thing and confirmation bias, each sighting is further proof that you’re right.