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TIL that since 1991 the percentage of Russia’s population that does not identify with any religion has dropped from 61% to 18%

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awKbo TIL: Thomas Jefferson criticized the poetry of Phillis Wheatley saying it was "entirely derivative and imitative, completely devoid of originality" because she " lacks the intellect of the white race." After which she traveled to Europe and became the first published black poet.
kJWoW TIL, "the unconfirmed record for fastest moving manmade object is a manhole cover propelled by a nuclear detonation." is actually nothing more than a myth and Dr. Robert R. Brownlee (man responsible for legend/myth) wrote an essay about it.
18lW TIL, Kim Cattrall, while filming Star Trek IV: The Undiscovered Country, posed for photos on the Enterprise bridge wearing nothing but Vulcan ears. Fearing harm to the franchise, Leonard Nimoy had the photos destroyed.
KYJRB TIL Shrek was based on a picture book from 1990. It about him (and eventually the princess) embracing his/their ugliness.
5VV4P TIL Quentin Tarantino directed an episode of CSI in 2005 after word of him being a fan of the show got back to the show's producers.