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TIL of John Joe Gray, who has been wanted by Texas police since January 2000, but they’re not willing to fight his religious separatist group in order to arrest him

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0dr6j TIL: Financial literacy, knowledge of savings, debt, interest rates, etc, has been dropping each generation. Gen Z only answered 28% of the questions correctly, but were confident in their financial self beliefs in comparison. This was supported through dozens of studies.
OoGve TIL a Japanese professor searching to find out what happened to Einstein's brain discovered that it was being kept in a mason jar by a retiree in Kansas, who would occasionally shave off slices with a kitchen knife and mail it to people if they asked for some of it
KYOaa TIL Movies made in France can access a tax rebate (worth up to 40% of spend) if the movie passes a Cultural Test, which awards points if at least one main character is "of a nationality that cannot be determined". More points for sets being "symbolic of France".
GAe1J TIL during 1904 Olympics men's marathon winner was disqualified as he rode in a car for part of the race. The actual winner was near collapse and hallucinating, an effect of being fed brandy, raw eggs, and strychnine by his trainers. The fourth-place finisher took a nap after eating spoiled apples.
rELd TIL - The Bohemian Club holds an annual party in the Bohemian Grove in which members surround a 40 foot Owl Shrine with the voice of Walter Cronkite for a secret ceremony. Every republican U.S. president since 1923 has been a member of club.