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TIL that the Church of Scientology tried to frame an author critical of them for terrorism

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nWnxY TIL that in 1963, the song “Ue o Muite Aruko” became the first Japanese-language song to top the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was written to express frustration at American military bases being allowed to remain in Japan.
0wW95 TIL that there is a demon found in Catholic lore that collects all the mispronounced words said by priests and puts them in a sack. That sack is later carried by the offending priests in hell.
697ew TIL The asteroid impact that killed dinosaurs triggered a "mega earthquake" that lasted for months
V8gm TIL that the Spanish flu killed more people than both world wars combined
WkpXA TIL that NASA ground controllers were once shocked to hear a female voice from the space station, apparently interacting with them, which had an all-male crew. They had been pranked by an astronaut who used a recording of his wife.