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TIL that a christian leader who says God sends natural disasters to punish gay people, had his house destroyed in a flood in 2016

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PXlJ TIL a Baku is a creature from Chinese folklore that can be summoned to devour nightmares. However if he remains hungry after eating one’s nightmares, he may also devour their hopes and desires.
y4l8 TIL as a response to 700 scientists expressing support for God-guided evolution, a petition called “Project Steve” was created and reached 1370 signatures. Only scientists named some variation of Steve were allowed to sign it. Less than 1% of people in the world are named Steve.
v1wpj TIL Haggis was banned from being imported into the United States due to the content being 10-15% sheep’s lung.
bAEQ TIL Charles Byrne (aka “The Irish Giant”) in 1783 feared grave robbers would steal & dissect his body after his death, he requested that his coffin be weighed down & buried at the bottom of the sea. Before burial, his corpse was stolen, dissected, & his skeleton still on display to this day.
X09a6 TIL The Mothers of Plaza de Mayo formed as a human rights group in 1976 to protest the disappearance of 30,000 Argentine political prisoners that opposed military dictatorship during the Dirty War. They were actual mothers of children the government abducted.