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TIL 1% Of All Americans Are In Jail

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BrNZb TIL Michele Miscavige, wife of the leader of the Church of Scientology, hasn't been seen in public since August 2007.
kbLd TIL that the Chinese word for “contradiction”, 矛盾, consisting of the characters for “spear” and “shield” respectively, is said to derive from an old tale in which a Chinese merchant proclaimed to sell “spears that could pierce any shield” and “shields that could defend from all spear attacks”.
BnOd TIL Human Zoos Existed In Which People of Different Ethnicities and Cultures Were Put on Display For The Enjoyment of Others
XElmX TIL Treatise of the Three Impostors was a supposed book existing in legend since the 13th century that denied Islam, Christianity and Judaism. The Pope accused the Holy Roman Emperor of having this view, though the Emperor denied it.
xZGo TIL motivational speaker born without arms or legs Nick Vujicic keeps a pair of shoes in his closet because of his belief in miracles.