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TIL that 31% of British Muslims believe that leaving the Muslim religion should be punishable by death.

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5Vd9B TIL Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein, which is considered to be the first science fiction, gothic horror novel also wrote “The Last Man”, about a global pandemic caused by a bubonic plague that devastates 21st century Europe, thereby innovating the post-apocalyptic and dystopian fiction genre
wL6k7 TIL a popular sport among Native Americans was basically LaCrosse with teams of "5 to 100" that would last for days. It was used as training, entertainment, and dispute resolution. Being a sore loser is considered to be the spark that ignited an actual war in the 1600's.
WkYYX TIL that a man called Gregory Nemitz claimed ownership of an asteroid months before NASA landed a probe in it. He then proceeded to issue NASA a US$ 20 parking ticket for landing there
P90G TIL that G-rated family films earn more money than any other rated films; however, only 4% of Hollywood’s output is G-rated.
GAev1 TIL Mike Tyson used a fake penis and his own infants urine to pass drug tests