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TIL that in 1967, the Prime Minister of Albania declared the country the world’s first atheist state, banning all religion.

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1aXdV TIL that the episode of Seinfeld where Jerry dated a deaf women actually hired a deaf actor. Her name is Marlee Matlin, and she is the only deaf performer to win an academy award.
yQGX TIL that, if you discount the Bible, there was no record of Jewish enslavement in Egypt
x6ew1 TIL about the ‘My Way Killings’, in which 12 people in the Philippines were killed due arguments around karaoke performances of the Frank Sinatra song. People in the Philippines now avoid the song in karaoke bars.
rRdky TIL In medieval times, all fruit and vegetables were cooked as it was believed that raw fruit and vegetables caused disease. One book from 1500 even warns: “Beware of green salads and raw fruits, for they will make your master sick”.
dDAdB TIL that weather reporters often face harassment and receive death threats when viewers are dissatisfied with their forecast, or if an important forecast disrupts their preferred TV program.