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TIL Actor Michael Peña is a scientologist. When asked in 2016 if he was aware of the endless controversy surrounding the organization, he replied “Yeah, but I don’t read that stuff.

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oR4jW TIL the most widely read Nigerian novelists writing in English, including Helon Habila, Teju Cole, Adichie, reside outside of Nigeria. Starting from Chinua Achebe, novels written by African authors were almost always published in the West first
N7Ve8 TIL McDonalds once settled a lawsuit for $10 Million after it was discovered their fries are seasoned with beef flavoring
4kmmJ TIL Yang Kyoungjong, a Korean soldier, fought in three different armies during World War II. Drafted into the Imperial Japanese Army, he was captured and compelled to fight in the Red Army, then captured again and forced to join the German Wehrmacht, making him a veteran of three different armies.
OoNvY TIL that the 334 survivors of the USS Arizona sinking can choose to be buried on board the ship--and several dozen have done so.
g7Ob TIL that Thomas Jefferson proposed a bill that punished male rapists with castration.