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TIL that Scientology is the fastest shrinking cult in the history of recorded cults

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XLkj TIL that Paris Hilton was robbed for millions in jewels by a bunch of teenagers. She had left her mansion unlocked with no one home. She didn’t notice the robbery for weeks.
VMPnB TIL that the 'Velociraptors' in the Jurassic Park franchise are based of the dinosaur Deinonychus, but Michael Crichton used the name of a different dinosaur species because it sounded cooler.
Kywa TIL Neil deGrasse Tyson was a undefeated high school wrestling captain and wrestled for Harvard.
165AW TIL About Colonel James 'Nick' Rowe a US Army Special Forces officer who was one of the few men to escape Viet Cong captivity. Years after his escape Rowe was recalled to active duty to establish the grueling SERE Program which is now mandatory for all SOF personnel and USAF aircrews.
nW4mG TIL that Wayne Gretzky and John Candy bought the Toronto Argonauts in 1991. They paid Raghib Ismail, the presumptive #1 overall NFL drat pick, a record amount to instead play in the CFL.