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TIL the son of the man who founded conversion therapy came out as gay.

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lBwG TIL that Vol De Mort means ‘Flight From Death’ in French, a phrase used to describe the quest for immortality.
BroQe TIL Dolly Parton wrote "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" in the same day.
byr7 TIL if you are an alcoholic at an airport, and feel tempted to head to one of the bars, instead have “Bill W.” paged over the loudspeaker. This is an AA code known by its members; if another AA member hears the page, he/she will come meet you and help you stay away from the bar.
8eNja TIL Many spices contain significant levels of heavy metals like lead and arsenic, with no clear indicator of safety by brand name, country of origin, or organic status
Z89YY TIL in 1975, a Soviet naval officer led a mutiny onboard a frigate with the aim of toppling the government of Brezhnev. It failed after a standoff with half of the Soviet Baltic fleet, but an article about it inspired an insurance salesman named Tom Clancy to write his book, The Hunt for Red October