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TIL that the german state will levy church tax on you if you are religious

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7rZaX TIL of the 21 US ships reported damaged or sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack, all but 3 were repaired and returned to service. One of those three was a pre-WWI dreadnought that the US used for target practice.
8amMP TIL in the 2014 World Cup Final between Germany and Argentina, Christoph Kramer suffered a concussion in the 17th minute. He continued to play the game and later asked the ref "is this the final?" After the ref answered "yes" Kramer looking stunned replied 'Thanks, that's important to know.'
9YLMp TIL the LAGEOS Satellite, in stable medium Earth orbit, contains a plaque (designed by Carl Sagan) of various binary numbers, a map of Earth's continents (1974), among other info. Intended to be message to future humanity, 8.4 million years from now, when the satellite re-enters Earth's atmosphere
D1L8j TIL - During the Great Depression when millions of Americans were going hungry, the U.S. government bought and destroyed 6.4 million pigs.
JY90l TIL that 22% land (approx 1,100,000 acres) of New Jersey is occupied by New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, spread across 7 counties.