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TIL that the inverted cross mostly associated with Satanic and anti-Christian imagery is actually the symbol of Saint Peter's martyrdom, one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.

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LYnp TIL of the only real Space Gun; the TP-82, a Russian triple barreled, break action shotgun/rifle/machete combo for fighting and hunting wildlife after a Cosmonaut touches down in Siberia.
kOMNd TIL Charles Darwin wrote: "The mule always appears to me a most surprising animal. That a hybrid should possess more reason, memory, obstinacy, social affection, powers of muscular endurance, and length of life, than either of its parents, seems to indicate that art has here outdone nature."
Gj8j TIL Rwanda has the only government on earth in which the majority of parliamentarians are women.
yVrOe TIL George Orwell's had a private marmelade recipe that he included in an essay on British food. The essay was rejected as inappropriate with Britain rationing food - but the editor still made sure to point out his recipes included too much water and sugar, even scribbling "Bad recipe!" on the draft
DXXr TIL- Only 115 of the 800,000 reported “missing children” in the US is the result of a “stereotypical kidnapping". Most kidnappings in the US are by family members, often as a result of a custody dispute. Children are 20x more likely to be killed by a family member then by a stranger.