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TIL Christianity has existed in India even before it did in the western world. Since it was established by Saint Thomas the disciple following the death of Jesus.

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e0pLg TIL just 14 wolves released in Yellowstone changed the landscape and course of rivers by killing deer, which allowed vegetation and soil to be less eroded.
6EWpQ TIL that in 1966 after failing for 3 years to extinguish a gas well fire Soviet authorities decided to use a 30kt atomic bomb. It was detonated at a depth of 1,500m, crushing the well and extinguishing the flames in seconds. Following this success the same technique was use on 4 other well fires.
BWmb TIL the Bermuda Triangle has as many disappearances as any other place in the ocean of a similar size and many of the mysteries attributed to it happened outside of the triangle.
wL5BE TIL that Because of Evolution Through Artificial Selection, the Wild Mustard Seed has Yielded us Broccoli, Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, and a few Other Foods
Bgg5d TIL of Albert Lawson, a former pro baseball player who went on to form his own theory of physics and believed he found a way to live to 200 years. I