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TIL: Although, all “pictures” of Jesus show him with long hair, Artwork from the first century shows that male Jews of the time never wore their hair long

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6Wxm TIL-In ‘98, ODB once witnessed a car accident and organized a group to lift a vehicle involved in order to save a 4 year old girl. He frequently visited her in the hospital under a false name until the media caught wind of it.
9G1p TIL the Appalachian Mountains in N. America, Andes Mountains in S. America, and Atlas Mountains in Africa were once the same mountain range
GYoQ4 TIL Research shows that parents who want their children to cut back on screen-time must cut back on screen-time themselves
R71pa TIL about the weirdest ever state in Europe, Neutral Moresnet. It was a condominium between Belgium and Germany for 100 years, was 900 acres large, formed a quadripoint border, had Esperanto as an official language, and only existed because of Zinc and Brass Mine.
XEBvj TIL as part of the Imperial Examination in Ming and Qing dynasty China, candidates would bring stationery, food, water, bedding and a chamber pot to be isolated with in a tiny room for 3 days and 2 nights to write essays. If any died, the bodies were simply wrapped in a mat and tossed over the wall.