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TIL that the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, was an Atheist, and the "higher power" referenced by them, is the group itself, not "God".

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0dM8v TIL about Ocean Conservation Namibia which is a group of men who search daily for seals who have become entangled with fishing nets and other harmful things and rescue them. They would do the same for other animals but seals are the only ones they are able to get close enough to.
4XXW5 TIL during the Cold War of 1950's; the Canadian Government forced some of the Inuit population to move into the Arctic Archipelago, just so they could make a claim a land claim on the islands.
Y48r TIL that during WWII, other candy manufacturers donated their sugar rations to keep Life Savers in production so that the little candies could be shared with Armed Forces as a “tasty reminder of life at home”.
a8NJ9 TIL that Toy Story was the first entirely computer-animated feature film
0d4D5 TIL that wearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 per cent.