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TIL Fraggle Rock was HBO’s first original series

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kO577 TIL the Church of Scientology is classified a ‘vexatious litigant’ having abused the federal court system by using it to destroy their opponents, rather than resolve an actual dispute. Central California’s US District Court has never seen a more glaring example of bad faith litigation.
p8r7N TIL Nowadays a slave costs about $90 on average worldwide compared to $40,000 in 1850, an average cost in the American South.
a8kWL TIL The poverty rate in Canada was 8.1% in 2020, down from 14.5% in 2015.
ANoao TIL Mayans used a base 20 counting system and it is believed they did so because they counted both fingers AND toes.
xVBn5 TIL the PHSCC and NOAACOC are members of the Uniformed Services of the US, but are not part of the US military.