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TIL that Santa Claus is real in the Marvel Universe and is a very powerful mutant.

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N4BM TIL 80% of Soviet males born in 1923 didn’t survive WWII
e0yYE TIL The Mayan empire was wiped out more than 1000 years ago by major, lengthy drought
7r18b TIL one reason why Stalingrad was heavily attacked and defended was the propaganda value to the city, based on it bearing the name of the current leader of the Soviet Union at that time. About 2 million died in the Battle of Stalingrad.
OGjA7 TIL about Saint Marina the Monk, a 6th century woman who disguised herself as a male Monk to avoid marriage. Another woman falsely claimed her child belonged to Marina, believing she was a man, but Marina raised the child anyway. The truth of her real gender wasn't discovered until her death.
8JyX TIL that Carl Sagan believed that Faith and Reason were partners; he said ““Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.” When asked in 1996 if he was Atheist, he replied “I’m agnostic.”