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TIL the animals at the Biblical Zoo of Jerusalem keep Passover---four to six weeks before the holiday, all feed is switched from wheat-based to rice-based

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wVm1 TIL musicians brainwaves sync up when they play music together
Ye0r TIL: That on June 6th 1942, 500 Japanese soldiers invaded and captured Kiska, Alaska. Taking a 10 man (and 6 dog) US Navy weather detachment completely by surprise. By the end of the campaign more casualties occurred in Alaska than at Pearl Harbor.
PZXw TIL if the history of the universe was condensed into a year, the Milky Way would form on May 15, life on earth would appear on September 21, and the dinosaurs would go extinct on December 30. Modern humans would evolve on December 31 at 11:52 PM and Columbus would discover America at 11:59:58 PM.
6Rym TIL A 22 year old was shot 6 times in the back in Sept. for carrying a fake katana (in an open carry state). Police claimed that he lunged at them which was later heavily disputed by video evidence, however they got off with no charges. No riots ensued and so it did not make national news.
R7AXl TIL of Queen Constance of Italy, who in 1194 gave birth to her heir (the future Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II) at the age of 40. She supposedly gave birth publicly to refute rumors about her maternity