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TIL Christianity is actually against boasting about contributing to charity. Jesus personally said that God would never reward someone who only does good in public in order to be ‘seen’ by others.

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OG8PX TIL in the 19th century there were professional "knocker uppers" who would hit your window with a stick until you got out of bed.
69Vel TIL that in 1910 Pablo Picasso was put on trial for stealing the Mona Lisa. He did not steal it.
Jdj1 TIL that mullets are illegal in Iran.
opPW TIL that DARPA has created a drug that eliminates sleepiness. When tested on monkeys with sleep deprivation, the drug made them cognitively alert as well-rested monkeys. With no apparent side affects.
nePN7 TIL that if a consumer goes to court when sued by a debt collector and demands to see the evidence of their debt, the case is likely to be dropped (listen to the Prologue, can start at about 6:00 in)