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TIL Johnny Cash voice recorded himself reading the entire King James New Testament, and is available to listen to.

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p4NA TIL that a study showed US Southerners aren’t actually the fattest Americans; when previous US weight surveys were scrutinized, which used self-reported over-the-phone data collection, it found the South had the smallest discrepancy between reported & actual weight. In other words, they lied less.
6E8JY TIL every state in the U.S. will collect checks and bank accounts as well as safety deposit boxes that you have not used for multiple years and hold onto that money for you. Its called escheat and you can go online and see if you have any money the state is holding on to for you.
lae1 TIL that there is a movement advocating for the states to use their rights in Article V of the constitution to call upon a convention of states. These conventions can effectively amend the constitution without any congressional and federal approval.
Ng88 TIL that Rob Riggle was an active marine until he retired today
m1P1P TIL about the Easter Sunday Massacre in 1975 where a man killed 11 members of his family. To date it is the deadliest shooting by a lone perp in the state of Ohio