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TIL the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the richest church, valued at over $100 billion

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vgW4 TIL food manufacturers make chip bags noisy in order to subconsciously convince you the chips taste good, “research has shown that if people hear the sound of the packaging crumpling while they’re eating the chips they will think the chips are crisper, crunchier, fresher … better”
gM7m7 TIL that after poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti's wife died, he buried the bulk of his unpublished poems with her in a fit of grief. However, he later changed his mind, had her dug up, and published the poems.
mxY5o TIL Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future) received the same questions about the movies so frequently, he made a song about them
ekMg TIL that although Walt Disney World has four parks and more attractions, it has fewer rides than the smaller Disneyland Resort.
E1Q4d TIL that even though Mikhail Gorbachev has been offered to have his notable winestain birthmark removed, he opted against it as he believed it would be perceived as him being more concerned with his appearance than other more important issues