TIL the Bible contains a passage where it says it became dark in daytime during the crucifixion of Jesus. NASA discovered a total eclipse did actually occur in Jerusalem on 24 November 29 CE at around 11AM. This fact got dismissed by the Church because the date is not in accordance with Easter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion_darkness



Submitted April 06, 2015 at 03:40AM by Tsukamori http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/31k8ye/til_the_bible_contains_a_passage_where_it_says_it/