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TIL Sonny Bono, Jason Lee, and even Charles Manson are/were scientologists, except Manson was the only one to call it “too crazy” and leave the church.

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pY4G TIL for the first time in 24 years, climate change wasn’t even mentioned once in any of the three presidential debates
QJEkE TIL the Cuvier’s beaked whale has a foldable rib cage. When diving to extreme depths they can collapse their lungs in order to survive the water pressure. All of their oxygen is stored in their blood and muscles.
Z8lOo TIL that a flying car, the Aerocar, was invented in 1954 by an aeronautical engineer named Molt Taylor. It is the only car in the US to be certified for flight by the FAA.
NXa0Q TIL that the largest Uranium deposit on the United States is located near Danville Virginia. However there is a ban on mining it because of groundwater contamination concerns.
ADeka TIL In a study of 9400 people, switching from animal fat to vegetable (corn) oil was beneficial for cholesterol, but it did not have any effect on heart disease.