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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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KYoEG TIL every fraction of sevenths is the same sequence of recurring numbers but with the decimal point moved. 1/7=0.142857, 2/7=0.285714, 3/7=0.428571 etc.
NBm8 TIL that Tibetans have a gene mutation that may represent the strongest instance of documented evolution in humans.
oB4aK TIL Benjamin Franklin left the cities of Boston and Philadelphia $2,000 in his will, but they couldn't draw the full balance for 200 years. In 1990, the cities received $6.5 million.
VEoB TIL that pigs have a relatively high cognitive ability, with the ability to use mirrors and learn a considerable amount of tricks.
VMO5Q TIL that a French family had a roof leak in 2011. Upon inspection, the culprit turned out to be a 4.5 billion year old meteorite that had smashed through their roof tile. the family's name? Commette.