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TIL These were some real campaign posters from 60s and 70s elections of the United States with examples of jimmy Carter portraying himself as Jesus Christ and Gerald ford portraying himself as the bad boy character Fonzie from happy days

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VME4k TIL there were 30ft long sea cows called Steller's sea cows in the 1700s and we killed them.
nevMb TIL much of St Peter's Basilica was funded by selling indulgences, meaning letters excusing you from sin. Rich people sometimes even bought these in advance, for sins they planned on committing.
OopQY TIL about Stephane Breitwieser, an art thief who stole 1.4 billion dollars worth of art. He never sold any of the art, he was an avid art fan and hung them in his house
oBZYE TIL that the Easter Bunny had pagan roots - as Christianity spread, it was common for missionaries to place pagan tradition within the context of their faith and turn pagan festivals into Christian holidays. The word "Easter" even comes from the Eostre festival, which was a pagan celebration.
D7gr TIL At a price tag of $245 Billion, we could send people to the Moon again if everyone on Earth chipped in $35.