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TIL the German government declines to consider Scientology as a religion.

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EgxMX TIL that scientists managed to virtually reconstruct the destroyed planetary system of the star WD 1145+017 by analysing the debris field around the star. Giving birth to the field of astronomy dedicated to studying destroyed planets known as Necroplanetology.
LkJEZ TIL that Maus is the only graphic novel, as of 2020, to win the Pulitzer Prize
x6nw5 TIL about the British arthictectural artist and autistic savant, Stephen Wiltshire. He is able to draw an entire landscape in detail from memory after seeing it just once.
Y7pxv TIL German chocolate cake was invented in Texas
lvOa TIL a Brazilian man in the UK, misidentified as a terrorist, was shot point blank in the head 7 times, whilst on the ground; by plain clothed police officers. No one was punished.