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TIL The Catholic Church has paid out over $3bn in the US to settle various abuse lawsuits

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oE1r TIL that when Tennessee seceded from the United States during the Civil War, the county of Scott, TN disagreed with the move so strongly that it seceded from Tennessee to form its own “free and independent state.” It only officially rejoined Tennessee in 1986.
5YDgR Today I learned that a thousand year old garlic and onion medical recipe was an effective antibiotic ointment.
NbWb TIL Doctors can now grow skin for burn victims using the foreskins of circumcised infants. One foreskin can produce 23,000 square meters, which would be enough to tarp every Major League infield with human flesh.
Ey0 TIL that there is a coal fire believed to have been burning for 6,000 yrs
7rRQx TIL the soft soil that causes the Leaning Tower of Piza to tilt has protected it from at least 4 strong earthquakes.