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TIL The church of Scientology’s sued a former member for “hate campaigning” when she offered a helpline for people negatively affected by their organization

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KY8pw TIL that Japan has the most companies 200 years old or older than the rest of the world combined (3,146 vs 2,354), and the top 5 oldest companies of all time, 3 being hotels
oB5k7 TIL that the old seal of Zion, Illinois was adjudged illegal by the Supreme Court for containing the phrase "God reigns"
veex TIL that the primacy effect allows us to remember the first items in a list and the recency effect allows us to remember the last items in a list meaning the items in the middle of a list are often forgotten.
1aXwD TIL it took 200,000 years for humanity to reach 1 billion people, but only 200 years to reach 7 billion.
YpjBG TIL Master of Puppets was the first metal album to be preserved by the US Library of Congress