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Jul 20, 2020

TIL that there's a Japanese version of Christianity that claims Jesus escaped crucifixion by switching places with his twin brother and settled down to raise a family in the remote village of Shingō

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Jul 17, 2020

TIL archaeologists found traces of burnt cannabis on an altar in an ancient Jewish shrine, the first time cannabis has been identified in the Ancient Near East. Scientists believe there was sufficient THC to create a mind-altered state in those breathing the fumes.

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May 28, 2020

TIL that Aramaic -the language spoken by the historical Jesus- is still being spoken as a mother tongue in a small village in Syria.

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May 03, 2020

TIL that there is a religious group in Japan who believes that Jesus didnt die on the cross. Instead it was his kid brother Isukiri. Jesus instead went to Japan and lived there until he was 106 years old. His grave is found in Shingo and thousands of pilgrims and pagans go there ever year.

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Apr 22, 2020

TIL of the Likov's, a Russian family of Old Believers who lived in the Siberian wilderness completely isolated from the outside world for 40 years. They were discovered in 1978 for the first time by a group of Soviet geologists, unaware that World War II had taken place.

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Apr 02, 2020

TIL about the 'Children's Crusade', where a 12 year old managed to get a following of 30,000 children to attempt to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims. They were unable to cross the Mediterranean sea and were sold into slavery by merchants offering free passage on their boats.

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Mar 18, 2020

TIL A member of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster was denied the right to wear a colander in ID photos in Holland. Pastafarianism is considered a 'satire' and not a 'serious faith.'

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Dec 30, 2019

TIL Thomas Jefferson described the miracles in the Bible, including Jesus coming back from the dead, as "contrary to reason". When it came to the Bible, he was only interested in the moral teachings of Jesus and nothing else.

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Dec 11, 2019

TIL that there are claims that Jesus switched places with his younger brother Isukiri for his crucifixion, escaped to Japan at the age of 21 where he married a farmer's daughter, had three kids, and died at the ripe old age of 106; His remains are said to be buried in the town of Shingo.

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Dec 10, 2019

TIL Thomas Jefferson had a copy of a 1734 edition Qu'ran in his private library. Historians believe he bought the book while studying law to better understand Islam’s influence on some of the world’s legal systems.

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Dec 05, 2019

TIL that Pope John Paul II nominated Saint Isidore of Seville, a Bishop and Scholar, as the patron saint of the internet because he tried to record everything that was known in his 20 book opus Etymologies/Origins.

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Oct 16, 2019

TIL Russia removed Saturday and Sunday from the calendar for 11 years to create a "continuous working week" from 1929 to 1940.

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Sep 25, 2019

TIL: In 1631, a misprint in the King James Bible turned the Seventh Commandment into "Thou shalt commit adultery". Most bibles were burned, but the few that remain have sold for thousands of pounds.

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Aug 24, 2019

TIL That more than 60% of Japanese couples choose a Christian style wedding while less than 1% of Japanese residents are Christian, leading to the creed: “Born Shinto, live nonreligious, wed Christian and die Buddhist.”

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Jul 23, 2019

TIL in 1999 Kevin Smith joined in a protest against his own movie Dogma, and was even interviewed by the local news under his friends name, Bryan Johnson.

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Apr 27, 2019

TIL that in 1997 Pope John Paul II had nominated St. Isidore of Seville to be the patron saint of the Internet, a seventh-century theologian and encyclopedist who tried to record everything ever known.

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Apr 27, 2019

TIL a city in China is enforcing a social credit score system for dog owners. Owners begin with 12 points but lose points for walking a dog without a leash, not cleaning up poo or being reported for disturbance. Loss of 12 points results in loss of the dog until its owner passes a test on pet policy

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Apr 24, 2019

TIL the Vatican once offered time off Purgatory to people following the Pope on Twitter

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