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TIL that believing that insurance was seen as not trusting in God, and viewing social security as a form of old age and survivors insurance, the Amish refuse to pay the premium or accept the benefits of social security.

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OM44 TIL that even today, 68 years after the end of WWII, barely a week goes by without an unexploded bomb from WWII being found somewhere in Germany.
jwxp TIL Several UFO sightings were recorded throughout the Roman Republic/Empire from 214 BC
9xBM TIL when you look at a clock, and the second hand seems to freeze for a moment, your brain is actually generating a false memory, and your perception of time stretches slightly backward. This effect is called chronostasis.
X00Aj TIL about a 2021 discovery proving Italians knew about North America before Columbus's voyage
k4w4 TIL Will Ferrell did a commercial for the Superbowl in 2012 for free. It aired in only one town in Nebraska.