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TIL A 2015 U.K. survey found 49% of respondents listed ‘no religion’, while 42% indicated they were Christians

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b9r17 TIL there’s a single word for spirits/angels/deities whose job is to escort the dead to the afterlife. “Psychopomp”
gyV7 TIL: “Kenjataimu” is the Japanese word for the post-orgasm period in which he can think clearly because his mind is free of sexual desire.
e0XY5 TIL we have left so much waste on the moon including robots, spacecraft parts, moon buggies and much more hardware. "The least charming are 96 bags for poo, urine and vomit that scientists, being scientists, are keen to get their hands on should the opportunity arise."
M7Vrm TIL of Alexander Carlisle who was responsible for the lifeboats and watertight doors on The Titanic. He resigned after his recommendations that more lifeboats be fitted to The Titanic was refused.
mGex TIL that some Canadian police departments give out “positive tickets” to thank people for doing something good.