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TIL: 34 percent of people in Lebanon are Christian.

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d8loE TIL: The song Hook, by Blues Traveler, is a satirical song making fun of how shitty music has become. I've heard that song 1,000 times and never really paid any attention to the lyrics, which puts me in the group the entire song is criticizing. wow.
JYGnj TIL There are no such thing as kangaroo farms, all kangaroo meat served in grocery stores and restaurants around the world is sourced from wild populations
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A9pn TIL A Holocaust Survivor enlisted in the U.S Army, he was later taken P.O.W and kept him and his unit alive by sneaking out and stealing food, a skill he learning while in the Mauthausen concentration camp.