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TIL that more people in Alabama are college football fans than are religious

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64Rw TIL that “Surfer, Dude”, a 2008 film starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, holds a 0% Rotten Tomatoes review after recouping only $52k of its estimated $6M cost of production
6pkW TIL 9/11 responders are dying from inhalation of ground zero waste, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will not let the Zadroga Act pass.
xVOB5 TIL that the story of the Chernobyl fireman's wife is deemed impossible by Robert Gale, a UCLA doctor who treated radiation victims
epOgD TIL French ambulances always stabilize patients at the scene rather than rushing to a hospital. Many injuries in the US result from penetrating trauma & require fast "scoop-and-run" management by surgical teams. In France, most injuries are due to blunt trauma so a "stay-and-play" strategy is used.
ZpAD4 TIL that the paradise tree snake can glide hundreds of feet through the air, with speeds up to 25 MPH.