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TIL Sherri Shepherd is against same-sex marriage, as her “faith prohibits such unions”, but has admitted to having “many abortions”

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a876Z TIL that William Howard Russell, an Irish reporter for The Times, is considered to be the first modern war correspondent, and his coverage of the Crimean War was the first time that the British public could read about the realities of warfare
EJp7 TIL the “bye! have a beautiful time!” guy at the end of American Dad is Security Officer Peña, a Venezuelan-American who worked at the office buildings where Family Guy and American Dad! are produced.
YpOoB TIL That Jack Black’s mother helped with the Hubble space telescope.
7rrEx TIL Disney while making Coco tried to trademark the phrase "Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)", a Mexican holiday for a centuries old sacred tradition. A trademark that also included applications pertaining to toys, cereals and jewelry.
M70EB TIL that Mississippi still has debtor's prisons. People are locked up in restitution centers where they are ordered to stay until they pay off fines and restitution to victims. Prisoners pay $11 a day for room and board all while making wages as low as $7.25. Many owe a few thousand dollars or less