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TIL there is a Vietnamese religion that worships Joan of Arc, Shakespeare, and Muhammad. At least 4 million followers exist in Vietnam alone.

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W7xDX TIL in 2007 a man had avoided going to jail. He had noticed a void space in a mall, and converted it to an apartment. He lived in it 4 years (rent free.) before he was noticed. He only got probation, and isn’t allowed in the malls area.
ANAMg TIL of a Bolivian beverage called « Cocoroco » that boasts an incredibly high alcohol content of 96%.
JYNg4 TIL that the term "Going Postal" originated in the USA in 1990s following a several incidents from 1986 onward, in which individuals working for the United States Postal Service workers shot and killed fellow workers and members of the public.
p8NRb TIL Organisms that live around hydrothermal vents do not rely on sunlight and photosynthesis. Instead, archaea, the first living organisms in existence, use a process called chemosynthesis to reduce toxic minerals and chemicals into nutrients.Without them, no multicellular life would exist on Earth.
b9jxp TIL that the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster impacted people as far away as Farmers living in Wales