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TIL Young Earth Creationism is a belief that the Earth and all its lifeforms were created around 6,000 to 10,000 years ago. It is a literal interpretation of the Book of Genesis. Some claim Dinosaurs and humans lived at the same time. Others claim Dinosaurs never existed at all.

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5EyR TIL that the Utah state bird is actually the California Gull because in 1848 the gulls flew in flocks from California to the Salt Lake Valley and consumed tens of thousands of “Mormon Crickets” that were devouring the crops, saving the harvest. It’s called ‘The miracle of the gulls’.
mGAo TIL George Soros used a loophole to defer paying taxes and instead reinvest his money. Following this rule, after 40 years a Hedge Fund manager could amass $15.9B as opposed to $2.4B (amount if taxes were paid when the money was earned).
x61wb TIL about Cynane,Alexander the Great's warrior half-sister. Unlike most women of the time,she was given a martial education, and led her own troops into battle. She slew an Illyrian queen in battle,defeated the army of one of Alexander's generals,and after she was killed by Alcetas,his troops rioted
vPEAD Today I learned about the Oh-My-God particle: an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray detected on 15 October 1991. As of 2023 it is the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed and the time of its detection it was traveling at 0.9999999999999999999999951 times the speed of light.
mJko TIL: A POW during the Vietnam War named James Stockdale said to survive in such arduous conditions you must renounce optimism for stoicism. His optimistic fellow captives all died. Having a blindly optimistic view worsens your chances of survival. This is called ‘The Stockdale Paradox’.