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TIL wikipedia has banned all users and IP addresses affiliated with the Church of Scientology

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ADX9g TIL that Uranus smells like farts because its atmosphere consists largely of hydrogen sulfide.
NXLxP TIL the Lammergeier, a large species of vulture, has a diet that is 70%-90% bones
VVkZ TIL that moray eels has a 2nd set of jaws that hides in the throat, but comes forward to grap and transport its prey from their mouth to the stomach, like the creature from the Alien movies
OoZKg TIL that during WW2, nazi Croatia had a concentration camp specifically designed for children. Out of 6,693 children that were forcefully taken there from Serbian, Jewish and Roma parents, 1,152 died in the camp.
lmEV TIL Kathleen Kennedy, sister of JFK, was disowned by her family- especially her mother- after marrying an Anglican. After being widowed during WWII, she then chose to marry a divorcee, but died in a plane crash. Only her father went to her funeral.