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TIL that when the Westboro Baptist Church is sued, it can be quite profitable for them as many members of the Phelps family are lawyers, and their legal fees are paid by the state when they represent the church in lawsuits.

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1aV4W TIL 20 lbs of Eggplant contains as much nicotine as a cigarette.
0w59j TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.
mrMM TIL that a freelance photographer for the NY post took a photo of a man climbing out of the way of a subway train, rather than helping him. The picture ran the next day front page with the title “DOOMED!” His excuse was that he was trying to warn the driver with his camera’s flash.
Lkwn9 TIL that the highest point on mainland Denmark is a hill named Møllehøj at 170.86 m (561 ft).
wL8LY TIL that of all the humans tested so far, everyone has contained the same DNA from 1 of at least 2 ancestors. Mitochondrial DNA being traced back matrilineally to a specific "mT-Eve," and a Y-chromosome being traced back patrilineally to a specific "Y-chromosomal Adam."