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TIL that anyone running for public office in Texas must acknowledge the existence of a “Supreme Being”

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EgMvX TIL that in the UK fees for school trips are voluntary, and the school is not allowed to stop your child going if you don't/can't pay
JoV TIL the Red Hot Chili Peppers played for several high school proms to promote the album Californication.
ZNna TIL the Iron Sheik planned to kill the man who murdered his daughter by slitting his throat with a razor he hid in his mouth in the courtroom court. His family surrounded him and talked him out of it. Instead, as a tribute to his daughter, he quit drugs and got his life back on track.
1bY4 TIL that in 1995, less than half of the US approved of interracial marriages.
9YX57 TIL that in the 17th century a Tortoise had its brain removed and continued to live for six months.