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TIL that when the Creation Museum opened in Kentucky, a plane flew over with a banner that said “Thou shalt not lie.”

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ZpaMa TIL about India's tallest captive elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, owned by Thechikottukavu devasom, a temple in the Indian state of Kerala. Thechi stands at 316 cm tall and is the largest captive elephant in India. He is fondly named Ekachatradhipathi (The Only Emperor) by his fans.
9p5M TIL that some Native American’s have a differing enzyme that tends to lead to easier alcoholism.
VBkOZ TIL Gulf War Syndrome is not related to PTSD, but most likely due to sarin gas exposure
4XDKR TIL a whistleblower said that Apple contractors 'regularly hear confidential details' on Siri recordings and have even heard drug deals, medical details and people having sex
mQ1M TIL in the original Silent Hill video game, the fog covering the town was put in the game because of hardware limitations. Covering the town in fog meant that only the area surrounding the player at any given moment needed to be rendered