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TIL the City of Manchester in the UK has a “Gay Village”, which consists of a fully-gay supermarket, and the bars and clubs attract over 20,000 visitors per weekend.

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4X0lR TIL of the Westall UFO encounter, which occurred on 6 April 1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where more than 200 students and teachers saw a UFO in broad daylight.
9wlPD TIL that in 1948 that thousands of comic books were burned due to the thoughts of Dr. Fredric Wertham who saw a correlation between delinquents and reading comic books.
6PNQ TIL that Sir Patrick Stewart works with organizations that help women & children escape from abusive homes–along with PTSD victims–after growing up in such a home.
6Eoyw TIL Daniel Dennett, an American philosopher, writer, and scientist believed prayer was not only useless but counterproductive. After a major medical emergency, he wrote an article comparing prayers for his health to sacrificing a goat or seeking a voodoo spell, though he appreciated their kindness
gM4D TIL California makes the same amount of money as Italy every year, and that Texas makes as much as Russia.