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TIL that in 1957, 69% of Americans polled by Gallop reported that religion was increasing in influence; by the late 1960s the figure was less than 20%.

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pnPA TIL that there is a full contact Jousting World Championship title that is fought for every year, often resulting in serious injury
GYGkN TIL that Julia Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, was born with strabismus (crossed eyes). When her husband became president, she considered getting them surgically corrected, but he told her "Did I not see you and fall in love with you with these same eyes? I like them just as they are."
kVL5 TIL “3 Ninjas” was the most profitable film of 1992 because of its small budget.
8gMa TIL the word “mesmerize” comes from 18th century German physician Franz Mesmer, who used the sounds from Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica to induce “animal magnetism” in patients. “Animal magnetism” would later be renamed “hypnosis” by Scottish surgeon James Braid in 1841.
eA86 TIL that after seeing it hit a low point in 2009, Domino’s Pizza saw their stock grow 233 percent within a year after changing their pizza recipe.