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TIL In 1797, both houses of congress unanimously passed the sentiment that “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion” and that technically still carries the force of federal law to this day

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lENV TIL Adult California ground squirrels have a protein in their blood that allow them to survive rattlesnake bites. The squirrels also heat up their tail and wave them to let the rattlesnake know they are aware of them since rattlesnakes have infrared vision. They don’t do this with other snakes.
5R8P TIL During WW2, the British Secret Intelligence Service distributed the board game Monopoly to prisoners of war. Hidden inside were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping.
owrR TIL: Einstein didn’t say that quote about insanity and repetition (or a bunch of other popular misattributions)
R7Ap7 TIL a survey in 2021 found nearly 1 in 5 American men admit to not having a single close friend. This has been called, "The Loneliness Epidemic."
rRnlo TIL that when Def Leppard recorded Pour Some Sugar On Me their drummer Rick Allen only had one arm. He had lost it in a car crash in 1984. The song was released on their Hysteria-album in 1987.