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TIL in the 1600s Kimpa Vita, an aristocrat in the Kongo Empire - the most powerful in Central Africa - started a new version of Catholicism: Antonianism. Gaining thousands of converts from peasantry and nobility, she took over the capital city of Sao Salvador. Aged 22, she burned at the stake.

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brQ9 TIL Vincent Van Gogh painted over some of his paintings, keeping them hidden until X-ray technology brought their beauty to light.
v19gL TIL about the Land Rush of 1889 - 50,000 people raced into unclaimed lands in present-day Oklahoma, looking to claim a piece of two million acres put up for grabs. Within hours of the Land Rush beginning, Oklahoma City and Guthrie had populations of 10,000 people.
nW7e9 TIL Female capuchin monkeys throw rocks at male monkeys in order to indicate sexual interest.
MeGo7 TIL that the stickers on fruit, and even the glue holding the stickers to the fruit, are edible/FDA friendly
dV9r TIL a school board tried to ban To Kill a Mocking Bird. Harper Lee donated money so that members of the school board could enroll in the first grade and improve their literacy.