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Short answer: It’s spiritualist bunk that reflected the science of its time

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GYOWG TIL That mount Everest became so popular that in 2019 there was a 12 hours long line of around 200 people at the very peak, with a few people dying because of it
7OOp TIL that there is little proof that antioxidants are actually healthy [Harvard School of Public Health].
vPpQj TIL that Greenland is part of North America. I've always considered Greenland part of Europe because the Kingdom of Denmark governs it, and it is technically in the European Union. But alas, it's geographically North American.
jNb1v TIL that both scholars of antiquity and religion agree that a historical Jesus existed. They also hold the baptism of Jesus and his crucifixion were real events.
W70Ro TIL about Spintria, a small bronze or brass Roman token that usually depict on the obverse an image of sexual acts or symbols and a numeral in the range I - XVI on the reverse.