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TIL: The Church of Satan does not believe in Satan as a deity. They consider themselves “skeptical atheists.”

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8NdL TIL that the vital antibody-based Ebola drug ZMapp is produced in large scale in the Nicotiana benthamiana plant- tobacco.
p8x94 TIL that Former presidents of the United States are not allowed to drive a vehicle, except on private roads. They have to be accompanied by Secret Service and a driver for the rest of their lives. This measure was taken for security reasons following the assassination of JFK.
d8kVK TIL David Bowie's Heroes was recorded with one microphone 22cm (9 inches) away from him, another one 6m (20 feet) away, and the last one 15m (50 feet) away, so that he'd have to adjust his tone in different parts of the song (in the 6 minute album version, link in comments)
x6b77 TIL with a "Constant acceleration" space ship, at 1G acceleration you could travel the diameter of the milky way (105,000 Light years) in a short 12 years.
1aWEd TIL the US Navy replaced expensive and clunky periscope controls on submarines with Xbox 360 controllers, which reduced training time from hours to minutes.