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TIL: There are roughly 10,000 astrologers in the US and there are approximately 2,500 astronomers

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9E4X TIL Christian music singer Amy Grant successfully sued Marvel Comics in 1991 for using her likeness for a cover of an issue of Dr. Strange because it indicated that she was associating with witchcraft
GYMWJ TIL that Ken Jennings' historic Jeopardy! run nearly ended before it began. Jennings' first Final Jeopardy answer of "Who is Jones" had to be adjudicated before it was allowed. If he hadn't been given credit, he would have finished in 3rd, on his first episode.
W8V9 TIL the primary purpose of a Castle’s moat was to prevent attackers from tunnelling under the walls.
4XwAX TIL that Leo Fender was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992: a unique achievement given that he never learned to play the instruments that he made a career of making
xVaRb TIL Volkswagen used slave labor from Nazi concentration camps to produce their cars during the war.