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TIL Canada has banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering their country due to hate speech.

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XEdDE TIL that playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare Ben Jonson avoided being hanged for killing a man in a duel by citing "Benefit of Clergy," as he could read the Bible in Latin.
LkYDm TIL Walt Disney's last words before he died were "Kurt Russell".
raM TIL After hearing about the 9/11 attacks, the Maasai tribe in Kenya gave 14 cows to America as consolation. Which is actually a lot, knowing that the only asset they have are their cows.
BryRd TIL only five percent of Americans ages 35-44 think they will die before reaching the age of 65 when in reality the typical 35-year-old male has a 17.5 percent chance of dying before age 65.
ADo1g TIL the Library of Congress has multiple crowdsourcing projects where anyone can help digitize historical documents. Active projects include transcribing letters and other writings from Rosa Parks, Susan B. Anthony, and Walt Whitman.