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TIL that of the 50 current state governors in the United States, 1 is from the Silent Generation, 28 are Baby Boomers, 20 are Generation X, and 1 is a Millennial.

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QJxPE TIL of "Word of Faith", a global evangelical movement that "renounces poverty" as a requirement to glorify god. The movement encourages followers to give the church as much of their income as they can with the promise it will come back 10-fold. Also, Joel Osteen is worth $60m.
xVLG7 TIL That There Is A Man In Spain, Building A Cathedral By Hand Since 1961
xynD TIL five men agreed to stand directly under an exploding nuclear bomb.. All of them walked away unscathed.
Qw9d TIL that when John Cougar was told he had to lip sync for a TV performance he and his band protested by appearing on stage with the wrong instruments
nWEdW TIL there are two asteroids named after the women who inspired the creation of Wonder Woman by William Moulton Marston; his wife, Elizabeth, and their polyamorous life partner, Olive.