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TIL: Laws in Arkansas, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas prohibit people who don’t believe in God to hold the public office.

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kOdXB TIL Fred Phelps was excommunicated from Westboro Baptist Church before his death for having a change of heart about his religious beliefs and acknowledging the "Equality House," a local LGBT support organization, as "good people."
4kExJ TIL that the Battle of Paoli, a British victory against America is often falsely deemed a massacre where British troops took no prisoners. Actually they took many American prisoners, but the British use of bayonet made the battle very bloody.
Z8wOY TIL that Paul Bateson, who played the radiographer in The Exorcist's surgery scene, is a convicted murderer whose current whereabouts are unknown.
VrND TIL that Japanese death row inmates aren’t given their execution date until a few hours prior and their family isn’t told until after they’re already dead.
P11Ag TIL Ancient Chinese doctor and surgeon Hua Tuo was executed by King Cao Cao when he suggested performing a surgery by cutting into his royal skull