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TIL in the 2011 census the United Kingdom had 177,000 people declare themselves Jedi … making it the 7th-most popular “religion” in the U.K.

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wobnE TIL During the Cold War, an early version of the American AIM-9 Sidewinder missile lodged itself into an enemy jet without exploding. The Russians were able to recover it after landing and create a reverse-engineered copy
yVApp TIL John Hughes chose to live in Chicago (where all his movies were set) rather than Hollywood or NYC because he preferred living among normal folks. "[In LA], you spend too much time with other people in the business and you trade ideas back and forth and it all sort of comes out looking the same."
OGyG7 TIL that the flat iron steak was invented in 1998 by two university researchers who were given a grant by the beef industry to reduce waste and promote beef. By 2012, $80M of flat iron steaks were being sold annually.
LQxPd TIL The infamous Stanford Prison Experiment done by Philip Zambardo was entirely flawed. Zimbardo copied one of his students studies done 3 months prior, and used coercion, fear, and manipulation to get the results he wanted. This has led to many negative beliefs about human nature.
8e4DZ TIL that after the Civil War broke out, the US Army seized Robert E. Lee's home as it was close to Washington and had strategic value. As the war progressed and cemeteries filled, the army started burying soldiers there. Today the land is known as Arlington National Cemetery