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TIL that engineering is the most common degree held by terrorists

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LkoD0 TIL Senegal, a country 94% Muslim, elected a Christian president in 1960 who has been reelected for 20 years before he voluntarily resigned.
Agw7 TIL Wikipedia has fewer errors per content length than Britannica.
VMdRp TIL a Cornell University study found that social media "Likes" are less likely to affect the self-esteem of people with a sense of purpose (defined as ongoing motivation that is self-directed, oriented toward the future and beneficial to others).
NXyrM TIL Steve Young, 3x NFL Super Bowl Champion, is also a lawyer and the great-great-great-grandson of Brigham Young
VMJd4 TIL of the Man in the Iron Mask. An unidentified prisoner held for 34 years, until his death in 1703, who was forced to wear a mask to ensure no one knew his true identity. His cell had multiple doors so no one could listen; if he spoke of anything other than his immediate needs he would be killed.