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TIL Christianity existed in China as early as 635 AD

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LKGQ TIL of Robin Williams’ bond with Koko the gorilla. He made her smile for the first time in 6 months after her lifelong gorilla companion passed and she became visibly upset when she heard the news of Williams’ death
OGJee Today I learned about The Lavon Affair. It blew my mind.
8bN4 TIL: Palindrome is not a palindrome, but it is a semordnilap, which is a word that means something different backwards. Semordnilap backwards is palindromes.
Lob9 TIL The first Playboy Mansion became a student dormitory after the company donated it to the Art Institute of Chicago. The building was renamed Hefner Hall.
P1Y5w TIL About Water Tunnel Number 3, an ongoing construction project that began in 1970, to bring water from upstate NY to the City through tunnels 500 ft below street level