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TIL pornstar Mia Khalifa who was born in Lebanon, was actually raised as a very conservative Catholic.

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70bP TIL computers cannot be programmed to generate a set of truly random numbers on their own. For things like encryption keys and online gaming sites, companies use RANDOM.org which uses atmospheric noise to develop truly random numbers.
b6mOj TIL that a Florida attorney, E.E. Calloway, believed that the area around Florida’s Torreya State Park was the site of the biblical Garden of Eden and created a tourist attraction where people could tour the site. He also believed the torreya trees in the park were used to build Noah’s Ark.
yVK4V TIL in 1964, ABC premiered "A Carol for Another Christmas," a made-for-TV movie written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling as a modernization of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." The film is both a retelling of the classic tale and a call for cooperation between nations.
X05ak TIL you can see Half Dome in Yosemite National Park from Copernicus Peak on Mt. Hamilton. This peak is located 100 miles away across the entire Central Valley in a completely separate mountain range.
W7aZ9 TIL that the voice actor for Ghostface in the Scream franchise (Roger L. Jackson) is also the voice of Mojo Jojo in the Powerpuff Girls