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TIL the leader of the Church of Scientology’s wife disappeared in 2006 and has yet to be found!

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VM5Yk TIL of the Ross Village Bakery. Located in rural Tasmania, it is believed by many to have been the inspiration behind the bakery in "Kiki's Delivery Service". Roughly 200 fans of the movie visit every day, and people can pay to spend the night in the "Kiki Room", a loft above the bakery.
nWlLG TIL the idea for Spider-man villain Venom was purchased by Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter from Marvel comics reader Randy Schueller for $220.
A9YB TIL that 90% of the earth population has brown eye color
ne8bo TIL Small Wisconsin town in 1967 planned to secede from state after accidentally being removed off the official highway map. Also there's a musical about it.
4AvN TIL in 1619 an American law required every household to grow hemp