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TIL that the Nazis believed that Britain was the most “racially pure” country of all the Germanic nations, even more so than Germany.

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Ev5V TIL that a professor in Japan found that lightning strikes can double the size and amount of mushrooms in the wild. He decided to research this based on how consistently the myth of this phenomenon was found throughout the world. They suspect the electricity powers an enzyme that spurs growth.
O8ER TIL Oregon is the only state in the U.S. that has a two-sided flag.
rP5d TIL that when Darryl McDaniels (DMC of RUN DMC) was suicidal, the only thing keeping him from killing himself was Sarah McLachlan’s album “Angel.” He met her at a party, told her what her album meant to him, and said, “Your album is called ‘Angel.’ You sing like an angel. But to me, you are God.”
grrnL TIL in the 1700s oysters were so overly abundant and popular in New York City that the discarded shells were repurposed into mortar paste to aid NY’s building boom. Trinity Church is an example of a building built with oyster-shells.
re94 TIL Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Iran.