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TIL Churches can buy child abuse and molestation liability coverage

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Pegw TIL that not only did Coco Chanel steal her famous perfume Chanel No. 5 from the Jewish family that financed it. But she also go them to pay her living expenses afterwards with Nazi help.
NJB8 TIL Most people in China drink hot water instead of cold
LlXZ TIL that J.R.R. Tolkien (author of LoTR) was a member of The Tea Club Barrovian Society whose nine members met regularly at the Barrow Stores in Birmingham, England, UK. Of the Nine, only two survived WW1. J.R.R. Tolkien was deeply traumatized by the loss of almost all his closest friends.
QNXLk TIL that Blue Olives exist. How is it that no one considers these when searching for rare blue fruits? These put blueberries to shame in terms of colour.
ADrPl TIL of Alice Blunden, a woman who was so knocked out after having ingesting a large amount of poppy tea that a doctor pronounced her dead. She was quickly buried, but exhumed when people could hear her voice from the grave. She was so close to death, she was once again accidentally buried alive.