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TIL that Satanists performed a “Pink Mass” on the grave of Fred Phelps’ mother in order to turn her into a lesbian in the afterlife

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nWewr TIL that acclaimed children’s book author Shel Silverstein wrote “A Boy Named Sue,” made popular by Johnny Cash when he sang live for the San Quentin State Prison in 1969.
p8OGA TIL that in 2010, the Royal Mail turned 10 classic British albums into postage stamps, including albums by Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Blur.
lBdK TIL 500,00 Americans faced a low-tech Y2K when they pre-ordered headstones with “19-” inscribed for their death date, then lived past the year 2000.
W7xAY TIL that there is a school in MA for people with developmental disabilities that uses shock treatment and even with 6 deaths over its history, is still ongoing
pwRp TIL, finally, that the name Bastian screams for the Empress at the end of The Neverending Story film is “Moonchild”…