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

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ROd8 TIL the Irish are the second biggest tea drinkers on the planet. They have been found to drink more tea per pound than both China and India combined.
rMGo TIL Russia has launched a campaign on ‘selfie safety’, following a spate of selfie-related accidents, among which included two men killed by a live grenade they were posing with.
dDVvr TIL Former US President Andrew Jackson's parrot was kicked out of his funeral for swearing.
4Xy4o TIL while it is accepted that Big Ben was named after a man called Benjamin, it is not known whether that person was politician Sir Benjamin Hall or boxer Benjamin Caunt.
OGk06 TIL the original Battlestar Galactica incorporated many ideas from Mormon theology.