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TIL about garden path sentences which is a grammatically correct sentence that starts in such a way that a reader's most likely interpretation will be incorrect

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66wZ TIL The book “Toons That Teach”, a text used by youth groups to teach teenagers about spirituality, recommends the Futurama episode, “Godfellas” in a lesson teaching about “Faith, God’s Will, [and] Image of God”.
GaJQ TIL in France it is illegal to gather information on the ethnic origin of its citizens therefore it is impossible to know the percentage of ethnic French who inhabit France.
R7ay7 TIL there is a second Pope in Egypt. Currently they are on their 118th pope, Pope Tawadros II.
yVY8e TIL about the QWERTY Effect, which suggests that words typed with more right-hand letters on a QWERTY keyboard are perceived as more positive.
0wXby TIL Shaquille O'neal after leaving college early for the NBA, Shaq went back to school and earned his bachelor's degree and then a master's degree and now, a doctorate in education.