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TIL the German government refuses to recognize Scientology as a religion. The organization has officially been labelled an ‘abusive business masquerading as a religion’.

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d8Oxr Even after accounting for other known risk factors, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, a study found that Black and Asian patients hospitalized with COVID-19 were more likely to need mechanical ventilation and more likely to die than white patients.
6EdGQ TIL Mrs. Doubtfire was attributed for saving a woman's life after a young girl remembered the Heimlich maneuver famously performed by Robin Williams in the film and helped prevent her mother from choking in the kitchen.
BXbe TIL that Canada is the only non-European member of the European Space Agency.
9kep TIL that there was an online cult about a lone Phone Booth in the Mojave National Preserve.
9YWDD TIL Mr. Rogers produced only one "holiday special" during his career, featuring Christmas and Hanukkah songs, but also welcoming "children who celebrate neither." He called the holiday season Slopperydozafanoondapuck, meaning "what a difference one person can make".