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TIL that the Catholic Church runs a secretive facility outside St. Louis, Missouri where it sends abusive priests. At its peak, it operated 23 such facilities around the world.

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kDl5 TIL Karl Marx sent a letter to Abraham Lincoln congratulating him on causing the death of slavery
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yVM7e TIL that dolphins are known to engage in non-reproductive sexual behavior, including masturbation, genital stimulation with flippers or rostrums, and even homosexual contact.