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TIL that the Amish can and do use electricity - solar panels. Their belief system isn't that they can't use electricity, it's that they don't want to rely on outside technology like a city electric grid.

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958Q TIL Kansas court says sperm donor must pay child support
aoAZ TIL Black Beauty wasn’t written for children; it was an appeal to the public to stop abusive practices like the use of the checkreins and overworking horses.
W7LY TIL there’s a webpage that shows the Apollo 11 Moon Landing in ‘Real Time’, capturing the last 18 minutes of the Crew’s and Mission Control’s dialogue as well as Neil’s heart rate as he lands on the Moon.
awO80 TIL that in Japanese Folklore, Seto taishō is a tiny little soldier pieced together out of chipped teacups and cracked dishes. It runs about the kitchen on tiny spoons, wielding knives or chopsticks as swords or spears and loves to chase the cooking staff around the kitchen, causing chaos.
j6MoN Today I learned bowhead whales can live over 200 years, and ancient stone points have been discovered underneath their skin from failed hunting attempts in prior centuries.