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TIL: Tom Cruise admits that Kate Holmes divorced him in part to keep their daughter away from Scientology.

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yQrWM TIL the physics of surfing.
A8ad TIL that there exists a whole range of chemical structures designed to resemble little humans
kJP8E TIL that it was practically illegal to own gold in the US from 1933 to 1974. Roosevelt signed an Executive Order to force all citizens to turn in almost all gold for about $20 per ounce, then declared the value of $20 in gold to be worth $35 in paper currency - creating a massive inflation.
LQev TIL the first recorded gay couple in history were two Ancient Egyptian manicurists serving at the Pharaoh’s royal court in 2400 BC.
V81B TIL The Moon is masculine in Hindu mythology, has 27 wives, 1 pair of in-laws, and an adulterous relationship and a child with Jupiter’s only wife.