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TIL Will Smith opened a k-6 grade school with deep ties to Scientology

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GYBGj TIL of the USS New York, a ship in the US Navy forged partially from steel that was salvaged from the World Trade Center after it was destroyed in 9/11. The ship's motto is "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget."
OL1Y TIL actor Dave Foley can’t return to Canada withoutt going to jail because he owes 600,000 and is “ literally obligated to give away 400% of my income, or otherwise go to jail.”
pYyQQ TIL that the Statue of Liberty was certified as a lighthouse until 1902, and--if it hadn't been decertified--would be the tallest coastal lighthouse in the world today.
696vW TIL that Amanda Knox, while imprisoned, was falsely told she had HIV. This led her to list her sexual partners, which then leaked to the media. This incident is seen as a possible strategy by authorities to probe her personal life for a possible accomplice in the Meredith Kercher murder case.
EYow TIL that the No Child Left Behind Act was responsible for canceling the TV show Reading Rainbow.