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TIL there is a high school in Virginia with an admission rate of 1.5%

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AE9d TIL there is a species of fungus called “Spongiforma squarepantsii” named after the character “SpongeBob SquarePants”
JZJv TIL that Thomas Paine, one of America’s Founding Fathers, said all religions were human inventions set up to terrify and enslave mankind … only 6 people attended his funeral.
yBPp TIL that the winter crew of Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station watches The Thing (1982) on the first day of Winter, every year.
XEk4R TIL NASA's spacecraft crawler transport vehicle gets 35 feet/gallon of diesel fuel.
GQA7 TIL many people in Japan are discriminated against because of their blood type.Employers often request blood types.Children at school have been split up by blood type.Japan’s softball team customises training by player’s blood type.Companies have assignments according to workers blood type.