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TIL John Adams once said that if we learned there was no God or life after death, we should all just take a bunch of opium.

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kOYp1 TIL: that the phrase ‘devil’s advocate’ comes from a medieval job title. The ‘advocatus diaboli’ was the guy tasked with coming up with counter arguments when a priest was nominated to be blessed or canonized.
6EV6l TIl there is a 'Black Sabbath meets fast food'-themed parody band called 'Mac Sabbath'
e0yAb TIL: Thomas Jefferson, who advocated for gradual emancipation, owned over 600 slaves and was pro-segregation
npv7 TIL that limes were used as a military secret by the British navy, as scurvy was a common scourge of various national navies, and the ability to remain at sea for lengthy periods without contracting the disorder was a huge benefit for the military.
dMRE TIL turtles fart. A lot.