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TIL according to a 2011 lawsuit the premise of the movie Sister Act was stolen from a nun’s 1987 autobiography detailing a real life similar situation.

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X06ZR TIL of the Wicked Bible (circa 1631) - called such because of a typo omitting the word "not" from the commandment "thou shall NOT commit adultery." Also, in Deuteronomy 5:24, “God’s greatness” is typoed with “God’s great arse.”
Y7xYA TIL Hugh Hefner once played Willy Wonka by hiding “golden tickets” in 10 copies of Playboy magazine where the finder gets invited to party at the Mansion
BZpk TIL that catnip is 10 times as effective at repelling mosquitoes than DEET, the common ingredient in most bug sprays.
MeVLW TIL that in 2013, after more than 20 years of soda being America's number one beverage, water has taken over as Americans' favorite drink.
YpXgx TIL real Christmas trees are more environmentally friendly than artificial, despite the latter 'saving' a tree