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Til Karen Zerby the leader of The Church of God/Family International Practiced and promoted Pedophilia. Her own son (Ricky Rodriguez) was used as a model in a book teaching how to have sex with children. He eventually left the church and Murdered one of his abusers and committed suicide.

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LWEP TIL there is believed to be a branch of the French royal house of Bourbon in India.
E1vgw TIL that Teddy Roosevelt took a break from the presidency to go camping with John Muir for four days. They explored without any supervision/security. Roosevelt was so inspired by the trip that it eventually led to the creation of the National Park Service.
O5P4 TIL In 2009, Wikipedia banned The Church of Scientology from editing any articles.
6oX8 TIL that in 1942, 13-year-old Seaman Calvin Graham was decorated for valor in battle. Then his mother learned where he’d been and revealed his secret to the Navy.
5YMlP TIL that In 1969, El Salvador and Honduras fought a four-day conflict that cost thousands of lives and displaced thousands more in the aftermath of a Football game. The struggle is still remembered as the football war.