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TIL that divorce rates for atheist are among the lowest, lower than almost all christian denominations.

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MeD58 TIL Steve from Blue's Clues left the show partly because he was losing his hair, not because he died
dPar TIL Johnny Cash’s song “Hurt” was nominated for best male video at the MTV VMAs but lost to Justin Timberlake. Timberlake said in his acceptance speech “This is a travesty! I demand a recount. My grandfather raised me on Johnny Cash, and I think he deserves this more than any of us in here tonight.”
wM7M TIL that the Vikings were considered overly concerned with cleanliness for bathing once a week.
mxKwO TIL that "fart" is one of the oldest words in the English language, and can be traced back to its Proto-Indo-European roots through its cognates in other European languages and Sanskrit
4Ll5 TIL Sam Houston was left for dead by army surgeons during battle led by Andrew Jackson against Creek Indians. Not only did Houston survive, but years later he got into a fistfight with a Congressman who held a gun to Houston’s chest, pulled the trigger and misfired. Houston was left unharmed.