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TIL that “56% of Americans believe that "Adam and Eve were real people", and 44% believe so with strong or absolute certainty”

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5Y7m8 TIL that Mark Hamill was so uncomfortable with the portrayal of Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi that he had to pretend he was playing a different character
VB0rQ TIL that an American POW in World War 2 was questioned about US atomic bombs after the bombing of Hiroshima. He told them he didn't know anything about that, but when they threatened to kill them, he "revealed" they had hundreds and that Tokyo and Kyoto were next.
QJOak TIL that when Hugh Hefner died the Playboy Mansion became the property of neighbor Daren Metropoulos who bought the estate in 2016 for $100 million. He reportedly struck a deal with Los Angeles officials that will permanently protect it from demolition, even from future owners.
graRD TIL that in 1976, when the NBA was merging with the ABA, Ozzie and Daniel Silna turned down an offer to sell their ABA team for $3.3 million. Instead, they negotiated a deal to receive a share of the NBA media rights in perpetuity. Through this deal they eventually earned about $800 million.
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