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TIL the German government does not recognize Scientology as a religion; rather, it views it as an abusive business masquerading as a religion

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14md TIL that between 1992-1996, members of the Norwegian Black Metal scene began a string of arson, burning at least 50 churches as a symbolic retaliation against Christianity in Norway.
m1pDx TIL there's a competition in Alaska called Fat Bear Week, where people vote for the fattest bears that are preparing to hibernate.
00Wp TIL The wreck of a WW2 “Liberty ship” is sitting off the coast of Kent and it’s loaded with 1400 tonnes of explosives, the equivalent of a small nuclear device.
N76Lb TIL in 1905, in Jacobson v. Massachusetts, the Supreme Court ruled that states could enforce rules that restrain individual liberty, in favor of conserving the safety of the community
xV6Ng TIL if your brain was cut down the middle the two halves would function independently, almost like another person is sharing your body.