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TIL The Mormon Church takes in an estimated $7 billion a year from tithing.

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Oow9X TIL that despite virtually eliminating Salmonella from their food supply, the rate of Campylobacter infections (primarily from infected poultry) in Denmark is nearly 5x higher than in the United States.
nWEA9 TIL The Ghermezian brothers was inspired by the traditional bazaars that existed in Persian cultures and wanted to build the “Disney World of shopping malls”. They saw their West Edmonton Mall as “ninth wonder of the world” and it had an theme park named Fantasyland until they got sued by Disney
Wk56X TIL It’s common for bodies to sit up straight or perform movements during cremation.
lo7yA TIL 96 percent of U.S. pet-custody cases involve dogs. Only 1 percent involve cats.
LAbV TIL Einstein wrote a letter to Tesla congratulating him on his life’s work in 1931