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TIL that while projections show Islam and Christianity having population booms into 2050, atheism is expected to dwindle as time goes on. The main reason is atheists have extremely low fertility rates in comparison to Christians and Muslims.

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AYxg TIL Brad Pitt is banned from ever entering China because of the movie Seven Years in Tibet.
OXnL TIL Canada bought a license to produce a fighter the US no longer wanted, and it ended up being so successful as a ground attack aircraft that nobody was able to catch one during more than 20 years of NATO exercises. They won first or second place in nearly every exercise they participated in.
OEyg TIL it is illegal for 2 unmarried of opposite sex to live together in Florida. And Mississippi and Michigan too.
5V749 TIL of Sir Anthony Meyer, a Conservative MP who challenged Margaret Thatcher for the leadership. Dismissed as having no chance by the media, his challenge ultimately brought Thatcher down from power, as it showed how many of her own party had grown tired of her.
VB0oQ TIL Town Line, New York seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.