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TIL famed atheist Richard Dawkins loves religious Christmas carols, dislikes the secular carols, and hates saying "happy holidays" instead of Merry Christmas

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rNOBW TIL every five seconds between lightning and thunder is about a mile of distance; it’s not true that each second between lightning and thunder means the storm is one mile away
gMjPX TIL Melungeons are any of numerous "tri-racial isolate" groups of people of the Southeastern United States. They did not exhibit characteristics that can be classified as those of a single racial phenotype.
Ooor6 A hulking Arleigh Burke-class destroyer might typically burn a minimum of about 24 barrels (1,000 gallons) of fuel per hour, but this figure conceals so many factors and variables that the Navy doesn't really use it the way we use "miles per gallon."
vx78 TIL the genetic imprint from traumatic experiences carries through at least two generations in mice
wmM7 TIL That astronaut Dr. Edgar Mitchell admitted that there are aliens, space craft, and contact between ET entities & the US Military has been going on for quite some time.