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TIL that in 2005 individuals gave $199 billion in donations. $93 billion of that was given to the church.

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8aMWb TIL that Stan Lee proposed to his wife of 69 years after two weeks of dating. She was already married and filed for a quick divorce in Nevada an hour before being married to Stan. The judge who granted the divorce was the same one who performed the marriage ceremony.
nRrW TIL hay bales that are too wet have a higher chance of spontaneously combusting, and “excessive moisture is the most common cause of hay fires.”
woEPW TIL Tom Cruise's name is Thomas Cruise Mapother IV
QJQZp TIL when twister was first launched, critics denounced it by asserting that it was “sex in a box”.
rREl1 TIL that the 80's series Miami Vice would spend $10,000 or more per episode to buy the rights to original recordings, including songs from Phil Collins, Depeche Mode, Bryan Adams, U2 and Gloria Stefan.