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TIL a black man started interviewing KKK members and attending rallies for his book. 13 people left the Klan, including an imperial wizard, due to the friendships he developed over the years.

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5Y5Op TIL the FTC once issued a cease and desist order to Campbell’s Soup company for using marbles in their soup ads. The marbles were placed in the bottom of the soup to push the solid ingredients to the top, which was considered deceptive.
ypAw TIL that in a blind tasting of Coca Cola the tasters preferred Corn Syrup American Coca Cola over Mexican Coca Cola made with sugar.
vPYYL TIL Ants alone comprise about 20% of the entire animal biomass on land, totalling around 20 quadrillion. They outweigh all mammals and birds on Earth, combined.
wj8 TIL in 2008 a Texas schoolgirl was thrown off the cheerleading team for refusing to cheer “put it in” for a football player who raped her.
pYAeQ TIL that in 1901, Elisa Sánchez Loriga and Marcela Gracia Ibeas were wed by a priest. Elisa, wearing a suit and donning short hair, presented as a man. She told the priest that she was called ‘Mario’ and concocted a fake backstory. The priest married them believing they were a heterosexual couple.