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TIL the Catholic Church is the third largest landholder globally

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yVXxJ TIL that Sir George Everest, the namesake of Mount Everest, pronounced his own last name "EEV-rist"
mx7YM TIL available scientific evidence does not support claims that cupping therapy has any health benefits, but it carries a risk of burns, persistent skin discoloration, scars, infection, and may worsen eczema or psoriasis. It has been characterized as quackery.
KYwXJ TIL that the 3 Ninjas franchise was made in part by a South Korean Director, Shin Sang-ok, who was kidnapped and held captive for 8 years by Kim Jong-il.
rN7nw TIL that Greek combines letters to form letters that don't exist in the Greek alphabet
p8MOZ TIL In the Argentine ‘Dirty War’ of the 1970’s, over 30,000 people were kidnapped. They would shout, ‘My name is soandso and I am being disappeared!’ This was so bystanders could find and tell their families.