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TIL that elements of the ancient Mesopotamian religion (first formed in the 6th millennium BC) may have survived until the early 20th century. The Shamsīyah, a sect of sun-worshippers, persisted in southeastern Turkey (sometimes outwardly adopting Christian customs) until the early 1900s.
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TIL the Supreme Court established “the reindeer rule” determining that sufficient secular elements can counterbalance religious components in a public display, meaning that municipalities include reindeer in addition to religious holiday displays to avoid violating the First Amendment.
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TIL the inner planets of the solar system are made of rocky planets while the outer planets are made of gas is due to the high temperatures made only elements with high melting points stay closer to the sun. The other elements are vaporized and blasted further away where it is cooler.
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TIL Liquid smoke is not just a flavoring, it is actual condensed smoke in liquid form. It still carries some anti-microbial properties of smoke and can be used to preserve things like live stock feed. It also lacks some carcinogenic elements of smoke like PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons).
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TIL Our Sun can make a total of 80 different elements: helium and then everything from carbon through polonium, but nothing heavier. For that, you need a supernova or a neutron star collision. Of all the types of naturally occurring elements here on Earth, the Sun can make about 90% of them.
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