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12-17-22, 05:33 PM | #2161 |
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While Christmas celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ, the actual date of the big event is lost to history. There's no mention of December 25 in the Bible and many historians say Jesus was most likely born in the spring. Some historians posit the date was originally chosen because it coincided with the pagan festival of Saturnalia, which honored the agricultural god Saturn with celebrating and gift-giving.
Cultural appropriation?
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12-18-22, 05:23 AM | #2162 |
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Only one sport has ever been played on the moon.
Golf.
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12-18-22, 06:37 AM | #2163 |
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Bolivia has a navy despite having been landlocked since 1884.
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12-18-22, 07:49 AM | #2164 |
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A new study shows that more than 97% of people exposed to greenhouse gases CO2 and H2O, die within 100 years.
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12-18-22, 03:01 PM | #2165 |
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There is a Superman in every episode of Seinfeld.
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12-19-22, 06:56 AM | #2166 |
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2 out of 1000 children are born deaf in the United States.
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12-19-22, 04:52 PM | #2167 |
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The tradition of Christmas trees goes all the way back to the ancient Egyptians and Romans, who decorated using evergreens during the winter solstice to signify that spring would return. So if you deck your halls with a green tree, wreaths or evergreen garland, you're honoring history.
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12-19-22, 05:24 PM | #2168 |
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Are you tired of grammatical errors on signs in the city? In 2017, the English city of Bristol was 'plagued' by a man who, under the cover of the darkness of the night, ran around the city and added missing genitive apostrophes on shop signs. He described himself as a 'grammar vigilante', and believed that while it was illegal to alter the signs, the grammatical errors were a greater crime.
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12-19-22, 07:38 PM | #2169 |
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Brew a cup o' tea when trimming your tree this year to pay homage to its origins. When Prince Albert of Germany got a tree for his new wife, Queen Victoria of England, the tradition really took off across the pond.
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12-20-22, 08:28 AM | #2170 |
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Driving to space at a speed of 60 mph would only take an hour.
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12-20-22, 04:34 PM | #2171 |
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The Christmas wreath first originated as a symbol of Christ. The holly represents the crown of thorns Jesus wore at his crucifixion and the red berries stand for the blood he shed. So when you see a wreath this holiday, you'll remember the reason for the season.
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12-21-22, 06:00 AM | #2172 |
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Every three seconds, there is a birth taking place somewhere in the world.
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12-21-22, 12:44 PM | #2173 |
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...actually every 1 second; if U consider an amoeba's dividing in 2 as a "birth"...
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12-22-22, 08:44 AM | #2174 |
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The Arizona capitol building roof holds around 5 million pennies.
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12-22-22, 05:26 PM | #2175 |
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There are no centipedes that have 100 legs
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