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TIL that in 2011, a couple was banned from a Kentucky church due them being in an interracial relationship.

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R57j9 TIL about the rusty-spotted cat, a very rare wild cat native to India and Sri Lanka. Referred to as the hummingbird of the cat family, they weigh in at 2-4 pounds and are thought to be the smallest wild cat species.
v1wgR TIL Theres a Loyal Order of Moose that both Roosevelts and Truman were part of, which has a city for children in need, and a daily ritual that is "relatively short" at 45 minutes. And beer.
MZZ7 TIL that while Kaa, the Snake in “The Jungle Book” is portrayed as villainous in every movie adaptation, in the original book he saves Mowgli’s life twice, and is considered a mentor and a friend.
aw7vM TIL the bikini was named after a Pacific island the United States bombed during nuclear testing nuclear testing, displacing the entire population and rendering the island uninhabitable. The bikini was supposed to have the same "explosive" effect on men who saw women wearing it.
MeP7W TIL that Pink Floyd’s 1977 album “Animals” was loosely based off of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” but rather than satirizing communism, the album blasts capitalism