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TIL that Chinese are almost twice as likely to believe in evolution as Americans (74% versus 42%).

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X0XRr TIL in 1842, Charles Dickens visited the Whitehouse. He went to the front door and knocked, but no one answered, so he just let himself in.
E750 TIL Switzerland sent 31 soldiers to Afghanistan in 2003, its first military deployment since 1815.
gMaQW TIL about the Ebionite Christianity, a very old old belief (dates back to 180 CE) that Jesus was a human prophet who was born normally and had brothers, it was deemed heretical in Nicaea Council
gbaW TIL that the English word “much” and the Spanish word “mucho” are not related at all, despite having similar definitions. “Much” comes from Proto-Germanic “mikilaz”, while “mucho” from Latin “multum”. Their similar appearance is a complete coincidence.
b697p TIL pro-segregationist Virginia politician Harry F. Byrd was a direct descendant of Pocahontas