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TIL that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. 200 million Christians (10 percent of the global total) are socially disadvantaged, harassed or actively oppressed for their beliefs

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eXw6 TIL that the Secret Service purchased a 1907 White Motor Company steam car to follow President Theodore Roosevelt’s horse-drawn carriage. The president himself eschewed riding in the vehicle due to his “image as a rough-riding horseman”.
j6E1M TIL that publications keep "advance obituaries" for notable individuals in order to have large well-written articles as quickly as possible. Not only do these regularly get published early in error, but P.T. Barnum requested his be published early so he could read them on his deathbed. They did.
mxLGM TIL: The phrase "Dogs are a man's best friend." dates back to 1789 and was said by Frederick the Great of Prussia about his Italian Greyhound.
yQdrw TIL that the blind spot problem that occurs while driving was solved in 1995, when engineer George Platzer published a 16 pages paper detailing the correct set up procedure of sideview mirrors.
xyB7 TIL a 1,000 metre (3,281 ft) tall tower named Kingdom Tower is currently under construction in Saudi Arabia. If one were to stack the two original Twin Towers on top of one another and then place the Eiffel Tower in top of that, the resulting structure would not be as tall as Kingdom Tower.