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TIL that Ancient Greek & Roman statues weren’t originally white but were once painted in vivid, bright colours

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Br90d TIL that in 1965 the Roman Catholic Church, under Pope Paul VI issued the declaration "Nostra Aetate" which repudiated the theological position of "Jewish Deicide" which claims that all Jewish people, past, present, and future share an inherited guilt for the Crucifixion and murder of Jesus Christ.
a8vgb Today I learned Anna Nicole Smiths power song was Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend by Marilyn Monroe
OODX TIL in Dumb and Dumber (1994), the movie Jim Carrey’s character references as inspiration for ripping off Seabass is actually a reference to Jeff Daniels’ character in Something Wild (1986).
rREk0 TIL That sucralose, the artificial sweetener in Splenda, was discovered on accident in 1976 when a researcher was told to "test" a chemically modified sucrose molecule they had made. He thought he had been asked to "taste" it, so he did, and he found it to be exceptionally sweet.
lom1K TIL the Titanic's watertight compartments likely caused its rapid sinking by keeping too much water weight in the bow of the boat. Without the compartments, the ship would have remained horizontal and taken several hours to sink allowing nearby ships to rescue all passengers in time.