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TIL German soldiers can disobey orders if they consider them to be inhumane

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LkQrZ TIL Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church subscribed to a Calvinist doctrine known as "equal ultimacy," which holds that there is no free will and that God deliberately causes some people to be righteous and others to be wicked.
NXMgQ TIL that in November 1954, a woman in Alabama survived being struck by a meteorite that hit the roof of her house, bounced off a radio and hit her in upper thigh and hand. She was left with a large bruise on her side but was otherwise not seriously injured.
5Vy59 TIL Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson, who Matthew McConaughey claims may also be his father, was a hitman who murdered a federal judge.
a8JLL TIL that Six Flags of New Orleans was Abandoned after Hurricane Katrina. The Park is an overgrown swamp now with the attractions still up as they were pre-hurricane.
PRxZ TIL Ravens can speak better than parrots, enjoy playing in the snow, make their own toys, and do weird things with ants