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TIL that the Salvation Army is an actual denomination of the Protestant Church, uses titles derived from military ranks, and has a CEO.

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vyv8 TIL that the US only lets in 65,000 immigrants eligible for the H-1B visa, a visa for educated immigrants, a year, and that they can only stay for three years, extendable to six years.
XVoX TIL The human appendix is no longer considered a vestigial (useless) organ. It plays an important role in your immune and lymphatic systems.
1apg4 TIL I learned about the 1962 Tanganyika Laughter epidemic that started with the laughter of one student and passed along to the rest of the school and other communities, causing 14 school closures in total
7regO TIL: An Austrian man named Adam Ranier was born a dwarf, but due to a tumor, developed acromegaly as an adult and died a giant, 7'8" (2.34 meters) tall. He's the only known person to be both a dwarf and a giant.
d4BQ TIL that Medieval monks would often complain about their jobs by writing “bitchy comments” in the margins of the manuscripts they had to copy- for example, “I am very cold,” “Oh, my hand,” and “Now I’ve written the whole thing: for Christ’s sake give me a drink.”