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TIL that the Amish population doubles every 21 years

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OG4ne TIL that India holds the title for the highest number of vegetarians globally, largely attributed to the religious beliefs of the majority Hindu population. Hinduism promotes abstaining from meat consumption as it's believed to foster positive spiritual energy.
OLnL TIL St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962 by comedian Danny Thomas. He promised St. Jude that if he made him successful, he would one day build him a shrine. The hospital has since become a leader in the study and treatment of children’s cancer. St. Jude got his shrine.
GYrWE TIL there is a species of freshwater seal that lives in a lake in northern Canada, the only seal population to do so
V74Q TIL a man saved President Ford from assassination then had his life ruined as the media outed him as gay
47DX TIL France owns a small island off the coast of Newfoundland that is entirely comprised of rock (St. Pierre). The streets are carved into the rock, and instead of cemeteries, inhabitants carved tombs into the island which are there to this day.