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TIL of the "Jefferson Bible." Thomas Jefferson cut-and-pasted together his own version of the philosophical and moral teachings and doctrines of Jesus, "notable for its exclusion of all miracles by Jesus and most mentions of the supernatural," including his resurrection.

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aAEb TIL that Bill Gates is richer than 140 nations
V8oZ TIL in 1982 a Los Angeles man named Larry Walters used a lawn chair and weather balloons to ascend to 15,000ft above ground. On the way up, he lost both his glasses and his bb gun, which he planned to use to shoot balloons to descend. He caused a 20min power outage, and was fined $1500.
go5y TIL Joss Whedon was the reason Toy Story was greenlit…after he took 4 months to rewrite the entire script (scroll to part II)
4wyw TIL there’s an ancient Greek play where the women of Greece end a war by withholding sex until the men of Greece agree to peace.
5YmJ9 TIL that the Neptunes Cup sponge grew so big that they were commonly harvested to be used as baths for infants. Overharvesting for this use contributed largely to their extinction until they were rediscovered in 2010.