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TIL the Salvation Army is a religious organization and not just a charity

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X0OMX TIL Candice Bergen was the first female host of Saturday Night Live
GYDKJ TIL There is a Nigerian floating village of nearly 100,000 people that is self-sufficient and self-policing: There's electricity, hotels, schools, and restaurants fully independent of the mainland
BrEZd TIL the frigate bird can fly continuously for 185 days, going more than 35,000 miles (56,327 km.) They are seabirds that can't land in or take flight from water, do not have waterproof feathers and can travel up to 40 minutes without having to flap their wings.
6bX8 TIL If the Australian Bull Ant is cut in half, both halves will battle each other to the death “…every time the experiment is tried.”
m47E TIL Meditation changes brain structure in just 8 weeks—including an increase in grey matter in the part of the brain associated with learning.