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TIL that in 1980, the British Columbia Supreme Court ruled that God is not a person

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J1wD1 TIL Dolly Parton was to star in a Disney animated movie titled "My Peoples" in which she portrayed an angel doll brought to life, but the film was scrapped in favor of "Chicken Little".
95Op TIL wasps have facial recognition skills on par with humans.
jNnRv TIL giant pandas are under thread of mass starvation due to bamboo mass blossoming this year. After bamboo, panda's main food source, blooms it dies and it takes 10 years for new bamboo to mature. When this happened in 1975 giant panda population dropped from 2000 to 1000 over the next 10 years.
EXew TIL that in ancient Greece having a second toe that is longer than the big toe was considered a standard of beauty. This condition, today known as Greek Foot, is depicted in many famous statues, such as Michelangelo’s David and the Statue of Liberty.
QJxn6 TIL Charles Dickens' stories were often published in a series with cliffhanger endings. When a ship arrived in New York Harbor carrying the next installment of "The Old Curiosity Shop", Dickens fans crowded on the dock screaming, “Is little Nell dead?"