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People of the middle ages never thought the earth was flat. The idea of earth as a globe first gained popularity as early as 600 BC in ancient Greece. |
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Santa Claus has a brother named Bells Nicholas who brings presents to children on New Year's Eve |
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The longest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 119. The shortest verse in the Bible is "Jesus wept." |
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The more specific a statement is the less likely it is to be questioned. |
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Psychics are fake. |
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Chicken soup was considered an aphrodisiac in the Middle Ages. |
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Sigmund Freud had a morbid fear of ferns. |
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Hypnotism is banned by public schools in San Diego. |
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Some biblical scholars believe that Aramaic (the language of the ancient Bible) did not contain an easy way to say 'many things' and used a term which has come down to us as 40. This means that when the bible in many places refers to '40 days,' they meant many days. |
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The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. |
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The Crew of Apollo 11 who put the first man on the moon have the same initials as the first men on earth; Armstrong - Adam, Aldrin - Abel, Collins - Cain |
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Easter is the first Sunday after the first Saturday after the first full moon after the equinox. (The equinox is quite often March 21, but can also occur on the March 20 or 22.) |
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Beelzebub, another name for the devil, is Hebrew for Lord of the Flies, and this is where the books title comes from. |
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The monastic hours are matins, lauds, prime, tierce, sext, nones, vespers and compline. |
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The Greek version of the Old Testament is called the Septuagent. |
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