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TIL that Time Life broadcasting sued Indiana in 1968 to force the state to observe Daylight Saving Time

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eMeb TIL of the Cathars - a medieval christian sect that condemned war and capital punishment; believed in reincarnation, two gods of good and evil and largely endorsed gender equality. They were annihilated by the Catholic Church.
xb9g TIL that the missing airplane is the 404th boeing 777 2H6ER to be made therefore it is the “404 not found”
b6glE TIL it is unlikely that Jack the Ripper targeted prostitutes. There is no evidence to suggest most of his victims were sex workers. Instead, they are likely to have been targeted because they were asleep when he/she approached them.
1EWd TIL that at one point during russian special purpose forces training, the trainees are shot at the chest while wearing body armor to give them a taste of the real battlefield
GARMg TIL that After a large meal, a male lion can sleep for up to 24 hours.