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TIL that a sect of Christianity believes the Book of Revelation was just a fanciful re-telling of Nero’s reign

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EggAo TIL that a single engineer in the control room of NASA prevented the astronauts of Apollo 12 from aborting the mission seconds after launch. "Set SCE to AUX", said John Aaron which saved the entire mission.
Y7OPr TIL that there are two sequels to the novel “Little Women”; the first is called “Little Men”, and the second is called “Jo’s Boys”. Both novels focus on the two sons of the character of Jo from “Little Women”.
x6Bbk TIL Cavalry (horses) and Calvary (site of crucifixion) are different word with distinct meanings
XE8wR TIL of Microsoft Kin, a 2010 smartphone so unpopular it was discontinued after just 48 days
aQW9 TIL that in Ancient Rome, the “Traditors” were Christians who betrayed other Christians to Roman authorities. It’s from these people that we get the words “traitor” and “treason”.