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TIL there is a correlation between religiosity and intelligence

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N7rVJ TIL the song Iron Man is unrelated to the Marvel character. It’s about a time traveler seeing an apocalyptic future. Back to the present, he is turned into steel by a magnetic storm rendering him mute. He warns people about the apocalypse but when they can't understand him, he causes the apocalypse.
9YML7 TIL Apollo 12 astronauts sneaked in nudes all the way to the moon and are now stored in official archive as "Playmate" No.1 and No.2
6ERam TIL in 2005 a woman in Arkansas survived hitting parking lot asphalt face-first during her first solo jump after her main chute failed and reserve malfunctioned, only to learn during surgery that she was pregnant. The baby also survived.
9YgVX TIL that people used to watch horses dive off a 40 foot platform into a pool of water, sometimes with a rider, for entertainment. On average two injuries to riders occured every year. At least one horse drowned.
WmZA TIL: Quoted over $60,000 for dental work, a man ended up traveling outside of the US to get the same treatment done for $3,000 from a dentist in Mexico.