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TIL the CIA requested that De Niro’s character not possess an intimidating array of agency torture manuals in the film 'Meet the Parents'.

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VZ8D TIL that despite widespread disapproval of organ donation after death, in 2014, 17% of all live kidney donations to strangers in the United States were donated by Haredi Jews, even though they are only 0.2% of the US population
GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
R744a TIL about the theory of inoculation and its uses in politics and advertising: introducing a weak form of an argument that can easily be thwarted in order to prepare the audience to disregard a stronger, full-fledged form of the argument from an opposing party
KYv9w TIL that humans will regrow a rib equally as strong as the original within only 2 to 3 months of having it surgically shortened.
leyA TIL the Catholic Church has an official position on Jesus’ blood type. It’s AB.