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

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W74Pd TIL that in 1885, artists began to develop 'bizarre' Christmas cards picturing things such as clowns, deceased birds, Krampus kidnapping children, half men/half vegetables, and other disturbing imagery to send to loved ones for the holidays
04Ey TIL Every language in the world creates different onomatopoeia for the same animal sound. For example, in English a rooster says “Cock-a-doodle-doo” while in German it’s “Kickeriki” and the way that the word is written and pronounced changes the speaker’s perceptions of the original sound.
OomGY TIL that Russia built a computer that ran on water in 1936
R7W5l TIL that the oldest song in the world was written 3,400 years ago, based on a ‘sheet’ of music which was discovered in the ancient Syrian city of Ugarit.
AR87 TIL The United States is the most armed nation with 88.8 guns per 100 people.