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TIL the Catholic Church is the third largest landholder globally

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v7B8 TIL that comedian Simon Brodkin spoofed Britain’s Got Talent with a deliberately talent-less act that nonetheless pushed all the right emotional buttons to win “yes” votes from the judges.
LkJ0r TIL that the Grinch is green because Chuck Jones (the director of the TV special) rented a car that he thought was a very ugly shade of green. The Grinch is black and white in the original book.
epAkn TIL The Philippines got its name from king Philip II of Spain, while Indonesia is thought to be derived from Greek with indos meaning "India" and nesos meaning "islands."
eglg TIL a man in his 70s is the only person to have run the NYC marathon every year since it began. He ran it in about 5 hours in 2014 (link in comments).
XErar TIL, Charles Rigoulot, a French weightlifter, was jailed for hitting a Nazi guard, but broke out of his jail cell by bending the bars. He allowed other prisoners to escape as well. Then beat the guard who jailed him.