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TIL that the Seven Deadly Sins are not directly mentioned in the Bible, but there are parallels with the seven things God is said to dislike in the Book of Proverbs.

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XEV0D TIL there are people who keep leeches as pets.
5eAk TIL Left-handed people are often excluded from studies of how the brain works. This means that the results of those studies may not apply to ~10% of the population.
OoJA6 TIL in 1960, an Australian father won nearly $3 million (adjusted AU$) in the lottery, with his picture getting plastered all over the news. Shortly after, his 8-year-old son was kidnapped for ransom and eventually murdered. This changed anonymity laws for lottery winners in Australia forever.
awKDA TIL the main reason the Parthenon is in such disrepair is because it exploded. The monument had been in relatively good condition for millennia, however it was used as a gunpowder magazine during the 1687 siege of Athens and was destroyed after taking a direct hit from a Venetian shell
5Vog9 TIL that in 1990, on flight BA 5390, a poorly installed windshield blew off, partially sucking the captain out of the plane. The crew managed to hold onto him until they landed, and amazingly, he survived.