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TIL that a Pew survey in 2010 found that Atheists/Agnostics are one of the highest scoring groups when it comes to general religious knowledge

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GAQ8E TIL that Cristiano Ronaldo was named after Ronald Reagan, as his father was a big fan of the president.
e0k4g TIL Ice cream must contain 10% dairy milkfat and no more than 100% overrun (amount of air whipped into the base, doubling volume) to prevent unscrupulous manufacturers selling an ice cream product that is mainly air instead of cream. For example, gelato is generally more dense due to 20-30% overrun.
KOog9 TIL Comedian Drew Carey, after getting kicked out from University for being too bad at academics, went on to become a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
XEXBD TIL Disney owns 12 of the 32 highest-grossing media franchises of all-time
XbaD TIL the airplane which was featured in The Dark Knight Rises’ plane scene actually crashed with no survirors a year after the film was released