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TIL the Nation of Islam believes a scientist named Yakub created the white race in a 600 year eugenics program on the island of Patmos.

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W7Lv9 TIL Bing Crosby, called the first multimedia star, recorded over 1600 songs and 70 feature films
lOl5 TIL: Creed from The Office is the world’s 15th richest musician. Richer than Ringo, Springsteen, Clapton.
ONja TIL that the U.S has detonated 1054 nuclear bombs in tests
0wLL1 TIL the term "patch", meaning a software update, originates from the days when computer code was written on physical cards with holes punched in them. If there was a change in the code, you would "patch" that section of the card with a piece of tape, covering it, and if necessary, changing it.
nWMEo TIL that historically the Indian subcontinent had only one true natural land entrance, the Khyber Pass. This narrow 33-mile gap in the otherwise impenetrable Himalayan mountain wall served as the main corridor through which almost every major migration and invasion entered India, including Persians.