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TIL the Church of Scientology maintains a building surrounded by razor wire to house church prisoners in their sprawling Californian complex and because of religious exemptions the state has been unable to interfere.

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aWOy TIL that anyone over the age 18 can perform a marriage ceremony in the state of Alaska.
p891A TIL that in 1898 doctors began to suspect that smoking caused lung cancer, despite the fact that there were only 140 published cases of the then rare disease in 1900
oRNl8 TIL of the Soka Hoax. A group is given a nonsensical academic paper to judge. All but one in the group are hired to give mostly glowing reviews, persuading the unwitting participant to also give a glow review despite disagreeing. One shill gives a negative review, which everyone also condemns.
78EQO TIL that the UK's Royal Navy only has 2 aircraft carriers
wRJW TIL that Millennials Are Having Way Less Sex Than Their Parents and are twice as likely as the previous generation to be virgins