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TIL that Apple Macintosh family is named after the McIntosh, which is the national apple of Canada.

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PYAvw TIL that Neopets was run by the Church of Scientology.
OPaY TIL that a “mail-order church” fought the IRS for tax-exempt status for 17 years. Status was granted in 2000. In 2007, the “church” earned $6 million per month, mostly by targeting low income and elderly persons who were told that donations are required to have their prayers answered.
x6yg5 TIL in Japan people count with their fingers in the opposite direction, where 1 is indicated by 4 fingers
0w7AL TIL In REC, most of the firefighters, the main charactee reporter, as well as the residents were not professional actors and were just told to respond to the situation as if it was real life, and many scenes were done in 1 take without cuts.
6KXJ TIL Stalin’s body double was teased in school because of the resemblance with Stalin