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TIL L Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology, had a son Quintin who was tasked to take over from the Church of Scientology. When Quintin came out as gay, he died of an ‘apparent suicide’ in 1976.

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7X9p TIL although the NFL is 60% black, the top 33 scorers of all time are white (because they are kickers)
ANGNg TIL: There are several studies that prove heterosexual men act differently around women, but in unexpected ways. Men are more likely to jaywalk, wait until the last second to dash onto a bus, take more risks while gambling, volunteer/donate more, etc. The effects are strongest in single young men.
EGw TIL the world’s largest primates stood 10 feet tall and may have coexisted with humans before going extinct
oRPlA TIL they had car phones in the 1940s
woXEJ TIL until 1994, NFL officials used to signal the end of each quarter by shooting a starter pistol