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TIL that Scientology is considered a commercial enterprise in Switzerland.

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LkrPv TIL that the popular song, "The Gal From Ipanema", is about a woman named Helo Pinheiro, who still lives in Rio de Janeiro.
J1rdl TIL an amateur historian in Rhode Island unearthed an Arabic coin believed to be part of the most profitable act of piracy in history - the 1695 capture of an Indian fleet and treasure by the English pirate Henry Every, estimated to by worth $400 million in today's money.
b9kyQ TIL in Ontario, anyone living within 50km of a nuclear plant can order free iodine tablets for use in the event of a nuclear accident. Anyone within 10km receives them by mail automatically.
VBJJ4 TIL of NewBrew, a Singaporean beer made with recycled toilet water. It was made to promote Singapore's "NEWater" water reclamation plants that turn sewage into drinking water
MWZb TIL after WWII some Jews faced fines for not having paid rent on their homes while they were incarcerated in concentration camps.