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TIL that the forbidden fruit was never identified as an apple in the original Hebrew texts.

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98ZB TIL That in 2011 in the US there were 1694 murders using knives, 496 murders with blunt object, 726 using bare hands and feet, and just 323 murders using rifles (including the ‘assault’ variety)
aw5Bb TIL about Femtoengineering, which is technology 6 orders of magnitude smaller than nanotech. At this scale, engineering utilises quarks & strings to manipulate atoms. If achieved, could lead towards macro-scale teleportation, as well as breakthroughs in force field generation and antigravity tech.
0wlKp TIL no one can buy land in Canberra, only lease the land for 99 years
E1NgV TIL that modern examination of classic Damascus steel revealed the presence of carbon nanotubes, the likely source of the material’s mythical reputation for strength.
b9yv9 TIL in 1997, there was an episode of Goosebumps called "Click." In it, a kid gets a universal remote, uses it to pause his sister, change the color of his fish, fast forward through time, etc. 9 years later, Adam Sandler starred in a movie of the same name with a similar premise.