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TIL That many biblical scholars think that “In the beginning…” actually refers to the beginning of God’s reign because of Hebrew grammar and the other instances of the phrase.This would mean that God created everything with materials which were already in existence.

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W7oV8 TIL Feral cats on Guadalupe Island have been observed stealing milk from Elephant seals. The cats sneak up on a nursing pup and and bat at them until the pup retreats, atwhich point the cat licks up the milk from the mother's teat. Some cats have been chased off by elephant seals.
V6rB TIL that 14 years prior to Titanic tragedy, there was novel featuring the ‘biggest ship ever built’, an ocean liner called Titan, the “unsinkable”, which sinks after hitting an iceberg
ZpDNo TIL There was an urban legend in the UK that Richard Bacon, the Blue Peter presenter who was fired for using cocaine, had snorted cocaine off the Blue Peter tortoise Freida during the run of the series
eoAk TIL Researchers have found a way to structure sugar differently, so that 40% less sugar can be used without affecting its taste. It is likely to be used in consumer chocolates starting in 2018.
XvxP TIL A New York ad agency tried marketing laundry detergent to Arab consumers through the use of sequential pictures showing laundry being cleaned. However, the advertisers didn’t realize Arabic was read from right to left and their ad actually depicted the detergent soiling the clothing after wash