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TIL that the Church of Scientology maintains a facility known as “The Hole”, which is alleged to be holding nearly 100 former executives against their will.

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WkgKo TIL Wedgwood Rock - an enormous erratic rock in someone's front yard in Seattle
xoXB TIL there exists a common, popular belief in Japan and other East Asian countries that a person’s ABO blood type is considered an indicator of personality type. So much so that sometimes schools and employers will discriminate students and prospective employees based on it.
rRVWo TIL: That there is a manga version of Karl Marx' "Das Kapital" The Capital
wLnQ8 TIL During his speech at a dinner in Kiev in 1972, President Nixon named Kiev the "City of Golden Gates" and compared it to San Francisco
epj4L TIL Harriet Tubman was the first woman in American history to lead a major military operation. She also served as a Union spy and scout in the Confederacy during the Civil War.