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TIL Charles Manson studied 150 hours of Scientology before deciding the religion was "too crazy" for him.

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NXQ0E TIL NATO's Article 5 cannot be invoked for an attack on Hawaii or the Spanish exclaves in Africa of Ceuta and Melilla.
4yMa TIL that in 1961, one giga FLOPS would have theoretically cost $8.3 trillion USD (adjusted to inflation) whereas today one giga FLOPS costs 8 cents.
5rp8 TIL the longest word in vietnamese contains seven letters
J4Al TIL in 1985 Switzerland accidently bombed Liechtenstein during a drill. In 1992 they accidently ‘invaded’ their neighbor while setting up an observation post. In 2007 Swiss soldiers lost their way and crossed the border. A spokesman of Liechtenstein simply said “No problem, these things happen”.
D1Z6D TIL that "Reverend" is an adjective (meaning revered or respected), not a noun. A clergyperson is properly referred to as "The Reverend (name)", not simply "Reverend (name)"