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TIL of the Coconut Religion, which advocated only eating coconut and only drinking coconut milk

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nWpkb TIL that a zeptosecond is a trillionth of a billionth of a second. It is the smallest unit of time ever measured.
R7Xbw Today I Learned Hillary Farr from HGTV’s “Love It or List It” was the bride in the opening scene of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”.
R7Ga1 TIL of Jerimoth Hill, an 812 foot gentle slope, which was one of the hardest highpoints to reach in the US, because of an angry elderly man who would threaten those who entered his driveway which intersected the path to reach the summit
xmY5 TIL: When the Norse vikings sailed for America in the 11th century, they fully expected (and hoped) to find a race of monsters to fight. Instead, they found the indigenous peoples. Disappointed at finding no real monsters, the Norse (known for being tall) called them Skræling, or pygmies.
KOoL6 TIL of President Husni al-Za'im , who after taking over the Syrian government tried to give women right to vote, did not execute anyone during his reign and tried to make peace with Israel.