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TIL that the idea of a literal six day creation has been rejected in Catholicism since the second century.

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OvJg TIL of the Kalash people, a white-skinned, blue-eyed tribe in the back country of Pakistan, who claim to be descendants of the ancient Greeks.
60DQ TIL it is illegal for a wife to take her husband’s name in Quebec, Canada.
OGMW7 TIL camels originated in North America
rNmne TIL actors with tattoos may need release forms from the tattoo artist if their work is visible on film
KBw4 TIL that British paratrooper Joshua Leavey took on Taliban fighters while running through heavy machine gun fire multiple times in order to rescue an injured US Marine Captain.