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TIL that pastors don't always come up with their own sermons and there are sites online where they can use and even purchase other previously used sermons.

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Wkm99 TIL Muhammad Ali was named after Cassius Marcellus Clay, an ardent abolitionist who emancipated the 40 slaves he inherited from his father. Clay edited an anti-slavery newspaper, commanded troops in the Mexican-American War and served as minister to Russia under Abraham Lincoln.
JOW4 TIL Yelp.com uses extortionist tactics to coerce business owners into paying a monthly fee in order to remove negative reviews and to keep positive ones un-“filtered”
QJwkd TIL the Earth's atmosphere extends well past the moon.
WkMKA TIL, that while they may look silly and harmless, platypuses can be dangerous — at least certain ones. The males come equipped with sharp stingers on the heels of their rear feet that can add some extra pain to a kick.
1YO8 TIL that because Boeing expected supersonic passenger airliners to render the 747 and other subsonic airliners obsolete, they designed the 747 with a hump to allow the aircraft to be easily converted for cargo by installing a front cargo door below the flight deck.