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TIL that during a 2011 census for the Czech Republic, 11,000 people listed their religion as "Knights of the Jedi"

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AD76w TIL dying of laughter is an actual cause of death. The last notable case was when a man of died of laughter because his pulse hit an estimated 250-500 bpm while watching 'A Fish Called Wanda'.
OolB4 TIL of the HMS Hercule. Originally a French 74-gun battleship. She was captured on her maiden voyage less than 24 hours at sea, spending the rest of her career with the British Navy.
4kAZ6 TIL all Marbled Crayfish are genetically identical, reproducing asexually. It is the only known decapod to do this. They have no known natural population and their origin is unknown, first appearing in German pet stores in 1995
W7doo TIL about 'deferred prosecution agreements.' Once a way for low-level drug offenders to avoid incarceration by accepting probation, corporations now negotiating DPAs to escape criminal conviction by paying a fine.
5Y6NP TIL Kurt Vonnegut had a cameo appearance in the movie; ‘Back to School.’ When the protagonist (Rodney Dangerfield) is asked how he is gong to write a paper on ‘Vonnegut’ for literature class, if he hasn’t read any of the books? ...the actual Kurt Vonnegut shows up at his dorm room.