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TIL Joel Osteen lives in a ten million dollar mansion

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X09xP TIL that on January 6th, 1853, a tragic train derailment killed the 11-year-old son of Franklin Pierce, who was President-Elect of the United States at the time. His wife believed that the accident was God punishing them because Pierce ran for president against her wishes.
MeRLB TIL that after the American Civil war some 10,000 to 20,000 Confederates fled to Brazil, founding the city of Americana near São Paulo. Today their descendents called "Confederados" have an annual festival marked by Confederate flags, uniforms, hoop skirts, and foods like fried chicken.
JYOa8 TIL the Suicide Rates per Capita in the infamous Foxconn factories that produce Iphones are lower than all 50 US states
epkn TIL a Haitian man was declared dead by 2 physicians, burried in a public cemetary, then 18 years later found roaming a village in a Zombie-like state.
0dN0y TIL that WS Simkins, the man who is credited with firing the first shot in the US Civil War, also had a severe foot fetish and went on to fund a five-year expedition to find the perfect foot, which ended in failure.