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TIL the Church of Scientology tried to frame Journalist Paulette Copper for a bomb threat she had nothing to do with because she spoke out against the church

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VMWB0 TIL 15% (5.2 million acres) of land in England is unregistered. It has never been registered since the land hadn't been sold since before land registration became compulsory. Much of the land is owned by the Crown, the aristocracy, and the church.
GmMN TIL a 2006 study at McGill University found that women watching sexual imagery reach physical arousal as quickly as men and are sexually aroused by a greater range of images than men
dDROj TIL that many “Exit” signs are not powered by electricity, but instead lit using Tritium gas, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen
MeRVK TIL that millennials in the ages of 18-34 are more likely to live with their parents instead of a spouse/partner - the first time this has occurred since record-keeping began in the 1880s
GApWJ Today I Learned: Unique Species Of Ant Found Only In New York City