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TIL that NeoPets is effectively owned by The Church of Scientology.

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0d9vv TIL about Saint Josaphat (aka Būdhasaf), a legendary Christian saint whose life is based on Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. His life story tells of how Josaphat, a son of an Indian kind that persecuted the Christian Church in his kingdom, converted to Christianity.
LkWGZ TIL that NYC beekeepers noticed their bees making red honey, which led to an investigation that ultimately exposed the city's largest marijuana farm in the basement of a Brooklyn cherry factory
neaWP TIL that due to the Screen Actors' Guild not allowing duplicate names, Michael Keaton had to change his name. His birth name is Michael Douglas.
9yWp TIL Gestalt psychologist Kurt Koffka originally said “The whole is other than the sum of the parts” but is often incorrectly translated as “greater” rather than “other”. Koffka firmly corrected students saying “This is not a principle of addition. The whole has an independent existence.”
8a65Z TIL A poll found that only two thirds of Americans aged 18 to 24 believed the world was round. This is partly due to a shift towards populism and distrust in the views of experts and mainstream media.