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TIL that L. Ron Hubbard, creator of Scientology, made anti-Psychiatry one of its main tenets after a psychiatrist told Hubbard's wife that he had Paranoid Schizophrenia

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Y7GrP TIL that Muhammad Ali's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is on a wall instead of on the ground. This is because Ali, a devout Muslim, did not want people stepping on the name "Muhammad".
bw9E TIL: 10 Hasidic Schools that ban internet access, received over $9 million earmarked for computers and technology. Audits revealed classrooms outfitted with ethernet jacks, but no computers were found.
E0yp TIL George Carlin hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live.
kJ49g TIL that, statistically speaking, it's actually drivers aged 60-69 who have the lowest rates of car crashes. (US)
R8W7 TIL When the Betty Crocker company was surprised that their new instant cake mix was not selling well, they changed the packaging/mixture to require eggs. Sales soon increased.