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TIL The US Government has an entire telephone area code (710) reserved for itself, and there exists only one phone number in that entire area code.

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loERB TIL about David Bamberger, a former fried chicken tycoon turned rancher that bought and restored 5,500 acres of the most badly damaged, overgrazed land in all of Texas, restored it completely and transformed it into a showpiece for environmental restoration.
kNNW TIL that Marcionites, an early Christian sect, believed that the god of the Old Testament was a separate entity from the god of the NT, and that the physical world was his evil creation.
P1ZBn TIL although that some sharks do indeed need to be constantly moving, most species of shark have the ability to pump water over their gills and thus respire at rest.
NXjVN TIL that Jimmy Stewart(actor) was a bomber pilot in WW2 and the Vietnam War. His last bombing mission was in 1966 as a Brigadier General in the US Air Force
a8LJN TIL the band Argent (known for the 70's rock hit "Hold Your Head Up") originally released the song God Gave Rock and Roll To You (covered by and hits for the bands Petra and KISS) waaay back in 1973!!