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TIL the ‘church’ of Scientology has its own prison

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KyMw TIL that in Biblical times, to swear a most sacred oath, the swearer made his oath by holding on to the oath-giver’s genitals.
GAZkg TIL Nearly half of South Korean residential rentals use the “jeonse" system where renter gives an interest-free loan to the landlord based on the house's price in lieu of rent
wgMJ TIL that two scientists proved time dilation by each flying around the world carrying a synchronized atomic clock. Upon landing, the clocks were no longer in sync.
P7OJ TIL: ‘Born in the USA’ was 1st CD Made in the US
N7wmJ TIL that there is a an abandoned Atlas missile silo from the 1960s that you could buy for only $750,000 in the Adirondacks that comes with a house, acres of woodland, and an airstrip!