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TIL Israel is approximately the 20th most atheist/agnostic nation on Earth

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4kMMX TIL that the British tenor, Alfie Boe, got his big break while he was an apprentice mechanic. He enjoyed singing opera arias while he polished the cars, and one day was overheard by a client with connections in the music industry who suggested he should audition for an opera company.
BrPbe TIL Although the Red Baron was their enemy the British respect for him was such that upon his death he was buried with full military honours by No.3 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps who had recovered his body in Northern France.
x6e60 TIL the estimated odds of a structure in Tornado Alley taking a direct hit from a tornado is 5,000 to 1
69VXQ TIL The national flag of Nepal is the world's only non-rectangular flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons (or pennants), known as a double-pennon.
ep7kg TIL about Rosie Ruiz. She was the "Winner" of the Boston Marathon in 1980 only to be found out that she cheated. She qualified by being a NY Marathon runner of which was found to be false as well. She was also convicted of fraud in 1982 and cocaine distribution in 1983.