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

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v1Wkj TIL while responding to a fire in Brooklyn, a firefighter was hit in the head by an air conditioner that fell from a two story window. He was knocked unconscious, but was saved by his helmet which was split in half by the AC unit.
ANQ17 TIL that the late president of Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi owned the Seattle Mariners baseball team. He had never been to a baseball game before buying the team, and despite owning the Mariners for over 20 years, never attended a single one of their games.
8a6X4 TIL the novelization of "Pretty In Pink" doesn't change the original ending John Hughes intended for, where Molly Ringwald's character falls for and get together with Duckie, played by Jon Cryer
Vr0k TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use “In the Navy” in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen
N7J06 TIL the offensive-two fingered "flipping off" V sign has its origins in the Battle of Agincourt, 1415AD