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TIL Despite of being an ordained minister in the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Fred Rogers never talked about religion on television or on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.

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PYNgZ TIL the reason I can no longer get my favorite '90s reception sticks is because the maker sold the recipe to a company that then sold it later to a food company. They are holding onto the recipe as they don't produce food items but just food ingredients like canola oil.
VBkMG TIL that more than half of the brandy produced by Korbel is consumed in the state of Wisconsin
ZowY TIL That the Czech Republic (a country with no official religion) has over 15,000 people who religiously identify as a Jedi Knight. That’s roughly 0.15 of the population.
16xwV TIL that on 11 May 1910, 260 children were left fatherless and 85 women widowed as a result of the Wellington Pit Explosion in Whitehaven, Cumbria.
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