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TIL the Church of Satan doesn’t worship Satan. In fact they don’t believe in the existence of Satan or any other Supernatural beings.

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D1L4V TIL the founders of Hewlett-Packard flipped a coin to decide which order their names would be put in the company name. Packard won the toss and put Hewlett’s name first.
5LKk TIL the US flew nearly 40 billion dollars to Iraq in shrink-wrapped $100 bills, then distributed the cash with no accounting for where it ended up
OGnQX TIL the Swiss Guard who guards the Pope must take a vow of celibacy, pass Swiss Army basic training and several other things. They had had a heroic last stand where they were massacred defending Rome in 1527 and there are only 135 of them at one time.
QOJd TIL of “The Mother Dough.” The oldest in the USA can be found at the Boudin Bakery in San Francisco. Over 400 loaves of bread a day are made from a living yeast strain over 160 years old. The yeast/dough mixture doubles in size every day.
RDJ9 TIL that April 8th is Draw A Bird Day. It is observed to honor a 10 year old girl who was killed in 1946