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TIL there is a Church of Bacon founded by atheists that promotes skeptical thought and fights discrimination perpetrated by majority religious groups. They don’t believe in tax-exempt status and perform all their official services for free.

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691KY TIL that when white settlers asked abolitionist John Brown to drive Native Americans out of Ohio. He refused, saying "I would sooner take my gun and help drive you out of the country!"
D46e TIL in 2004 the CEO of Smith & Wesson stepped down after it was revealed that he had served 15 years in prison for armed robbery. When asked why he never told anyone, he said “No one asked.”
kOXx5 TIL a friar is a monk without a monastery
BrMEy TIL Ancient Greek sculptures were not always white. They were often painted bright and colorful
0dXWL TIL of the United Kingdom's Locomotives Act 1865, which mandated that motor vehicles abide by a 2 to 4 mph speed limit, be crewed by minimum of three persons, and have man walk at least 55 meters ahead of the vehicle, waving a red flag and sounding a horn.