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TIL that a 2010 Pew survey found that atheists and agnostics are one of the highest scoring groups when it comes to general religious knowledge

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6ngw TIL during the 1936 Olympics, Liechtenstein and Haiti realized their national flags were identical. A gold crown was added to Liechtenstein’s as a result.
1E5W TIL in the 2009 Philippines floods a teenager named Muelmar Magallanes saved 30 lives. After leaping into the rushing waters to save his family from danger, he repeatedly jumped back in to save others, including a trapped mother and baby, until too tired to fight the current he was swept away.
9b1Q TIL Most of the Major gum Brands in the US (Orbit, Juicy Fruit, 5 (gum), Hubba Bubba, etc) are all Owned by the Same Manufacturer - Wrigley
Xj7r TIL The “captains daughter”, in the popular Shanty folk song “What shall we do with a drunken sailor”, is actually a punishment tool more commonly known as the Cat O Nine Tails.
gaB8 TIL that pain signals sent by an irritated diaphragm will be felt in the shoulder: the stabbing sensations near the heart that are sometimes felt after consuming a fatty meal are often confused with heart attacks but are nothing more than symptoms of indigestion.