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TIL The tetragrammaton is the Biblical name of the God of Israel.

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vPMW8 TIL that despite being a carnivorous plant, the purple pitcher plant is actually pretty bad at catching its prey, with less than 1% of insects that visit it ending up trapped inside.
V7rQ TIL That after the Dark Side of the Moon, Pink Floyd started working on an album entitled Househould Objects, on which only household objects were used as instruments. It was never officially released.
WZkB TIL Hitler was arrested for High Treason in 1924, of which the punishment is usually execution. The judge granted him clemency however, believing Hitler had good intentions.
yVXdv TIL in 1867, Alfred Nobel discovered dynamite by stabilizing nitroglycerin with a safe agent. This invention transformed construction and mining, made Nobel wealthy, and ultimately became the funding source for the Nobel Prizes.
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