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TIL there is a correlation between religiosity and intelligence

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my1O TIL that French chef Bernard Loiseau committed suicide in 2003 after Michelin told him that they were concerned about the quality of his restaurant’s cooking.
Bgglk TIL the head of the Swedish Uppsala Mafia (Uppsalamaffian) made off with over 200 million dollars with the release of a hand held gaming console called the Gizmondo that was immediately met with such harsh negative reception, it was deemed "one of the worst gaming consoles ever".
OoMAY TIL in 2004 Norwegian robbers stole 57.4 million kroner from a NOKAS cash depot. They were all found and jailed in the next 3 years, but the case had cost Norway about 160 million kroner to solve, and only about 6.4 million were recovered.
n6AB TIL a man in India took up odd part-time jobs so he could donate all his savings and regular income to those in need, every month for 30 years. After he retired as a librarian, he even donated his pension.
QZnk TIL 75% of all suicide attempts are by self-poisoning, a method that is often thwarted because the drug is nonlethal or is used at a nonlethal dosage. These people survive 97% of the time.