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TIL 56% of people in Vermont describe themselves as nonreligious.

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NvLE TIL that in the 1950s the Montreal Canadiens were so keen to add a young hockey player named Jean Béliveau to their roster that they bought the entire league he was playing in. He went on to win 10 Stanley Cups while playing with Montreal.
VMGDk TIL The Manchineel trees is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off their leaves, it will burn your skin.
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