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TIL A Utah teacher was fired for writing an educational blog about “homophones”

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7PDP TIL the German government refuses to recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an ‘abusive business masquerading as a religion’.
Gvr5 TIL That selling prices of $9.99 instead of $10.00 originated because it ensured the cashier had to open the till to give change, thus recording down every transaction so cashiers can’t just pocket the cash.
w7Z7 TIL Otis Day and the Knights, famous for the song Shout, were a fictional band created for the movie National Lampoons Animal House
7XbZ TIL that Yukon Cornelius, the prospector from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, wasn’t searching for “silver and gold” but a peppermint mine.
x8EB TIL that in 1965 a ‘grossly obese’ man survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days. He lived entirely off his copious body fat and ended up losing 125kg of weight with no adverse effects. Also, he only pooped every 40 - 50 days.