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TIL that when the number 40 appears in the Bible, it doesn’t literally mean 40, but rather it just means “a lot”

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7NEX TIL Justice Antonin Scalia died on the same ranch they filmed “There Will Be Blood” and “No Country For Old Men”
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wbJ1 TIL that some castle in Japan has floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon, assuring that none could sneak through the corridors undetected.
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PYbxL TIL about Boston Corbett, "Lincoln's Avenger". He tracked down and killed John Wilkes Booth, but was arrested for disobeying orders. He was later released, deemed both a "national hero" and "insane" and eventually faded into mysterious whereabouts. It is not known what became of him.