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TIL that the founding fathers officially stated in the Treaty of Tripoli that “the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”.

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MebPb TIL of the Coral Tree. Part of the genus Erythrina, Coral Trees are native to Eastern Mexico, South America, and South Africa. Their uniquely shaped flowers bloom in bright red from February to June.
epaJg TIL that semi-identical twins are possible. Two sperms fertilize one egg, resulting in 3 sets of chromosomes. Normally, this would kill the zygote, but there are two recorded cases where this resulted in twins.
y6NM TIL in 2008 Russian hackers managed to infiltrate a computer network that wasn’t even connected to the internet. Bugged USB drives were planted in a kiosk outside NATO headquarters in the hope that a NATO employee would happen to buy one and use it on their classified network, which they did.
wL9O1 TIL that the iconic "eagle scream" we all know is actually the redtailed hawk's cry
xoY0 TIL in 2011 a Swedish man was arrested for attempting to split atoms in his kitchen. Radium, americium and uranium were all found in his home.