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TIL that Fred Phelps, the head of the Westboro Baptist Church quoted an article from The Onion as proof that homosexuals were actively trying to “recruit” others.

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GY0jN TIL X-Men movie director Bryan Singer banned Comic Books on set because he worried that bringing comics on set might get in the way of the "three-dimensional characters" he was trying to portray on screen.
ZAwB TIL That In the American Civil War, soldiers were required to have at least four opposing front teeth so they could open a gunpowder pouch. Some draftees had their front teeth removed to avoid service.
OGMoX TIL the French Aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is one of the biggest individual producers of baguettes. Originally it could produce 1400 per day, but it was recently upgraded to now make over 2000!
g7v9 TIL: Cheese is the most stolen food item in the world
YprKd Today i learned how companies lie using statistics