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TIL The Number of the Beast (666) may have actually be a mistranslation. The actual Number of the Beast may actually be 616.

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rRYWd TIL Robert Henry Lawrence, Jr., was the first African American astronaut. The project he worked on would go on to become the International Space Station. He died in the backseat of his plane while teaching a cadet how to fly 50 years ago this past Friday (December 8, 1967). He was 32 years old.

M7eg0 TIL there was a french guy named Tarrare who was known for having a insatiable hunger, so much so that he would eat live cats, fight dogs over hospital trash, and even be able to eat his own weight worth of food. He also was able to swallow whole snakes and eels without chewing.

gM0w4 TIL that the last known population of Woolly Mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean until 4,000 years ago, well into the start of human civilization and concurrent with the construction of the Great Pyramid of ancient Egypt

X0kYk TIL Traffic congestion in 18th century London led to a law being passed to make all traffic on London Bridge keep to the left in order to reduce collisions. This rule was incorporated into the Highway Act of 1835 and was adopted throughout the British Empire.

aoDZ TIL One third of vegetarians eat meat when they’re drunk, according to UK survey. UK Vegetarians who admitted eating in descending order: Kebabs, beef burgers, bacon, fried chicken, and pork sausages.