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TIL Jason Lee is no longer a Scientologist

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N7Dv6 TIL that up to 1980 there were only 5 English medieval longbows known to still exist. In 1980, 137 longbows in excellent condition were recovered from the wreck of King Henry VIII's naval ship, the Mary Rose, which had capsized in the 1500s.
OoAJR TIL only 21 of the 43 US Presidents have won reelection. 10 lost reelection, 3 lost weren't even nominated for reelection, 5 died before they could seek reelection, and 4 elected not to seek reelection.
xVD4g TIL There are at least 3 companies operating under some form of the name WHATABURGER or What-A-Burger. There is the Texas based company, Virginia based, and a third based in the Carolinas. They sued each other in the early 2000's and a result of the lawsuits was that all 3 could keep using the name.
XEPXr TIL Jennifer Aniston's film debut was an extra in "Mac and Me", widely regarded as one of the worst films ever made
lo11a TIL Australians don't traditionally celebrate Halloween, and its increasing popularity there is often considered to be an example of encroaching American cultural imperialism, despite it being a millennia-old Celtic European holiday