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TIL thst after L. Ron Hubbard died in 1986, the Church of Scientology said he'd left his body behind because it was getting in the way of his work. He'd gone off to another planet to do some scientific research, having "learned how to do it without a body. "

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94Qr TIL NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory used to run a female beauty pageant, the winner of which was crowned ‘Miss Guided Missile’
VkjQ TIL that 49% of people with mental illness have no close relationships, while 13% have not been touched in at least a year. (The study was done by SANE Australia.)
0XZM TIL that during the Seige Of Malta, the Ottoman Turks tried to intimidate the Knights Hospitaller by executing their prisoners and floating them into the bay on crucifixes. The Knights responded by decaptating their prisoners and using cannons to fire their severed heads into the Turkish camp
OG9L6 TIL: Human breast milk is kosher according to Jewish doctrine
ZoOa TIL that in Britain, there are surges in power consumption at the end of popular TV shows because everyone gets up and boils the kettle at the same time.