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TIL that Microwaves generate heat, (not as popularly conceived (having a resonant frequency similar to water)), but instead, by matter doing it's best to magnetize itself.

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p8N5Q TIL that it is believed in Saint Patrick's lifetime he converted over 100,000 people to Christianity and founded more than 300 churches.
m10Ro TIL between 1400 & 1782, around 40k-60k people were killed on suspicion of practising witchcraft, primarily in Europe. Some witch hunts would last for years and some sources estimate 100,000 trials occurred. Some regions burnt the suspects at the stake, of whom roughly 80% were women, most above 40.
dDWME TIL That it would require a minimum of 500 people to re-populate the earth.
kORvE TIL There are 360 degrees in a circle and 12 hours in a day because Sumerians counted in base 60
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