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TIL that due to a long controversy beginning around 2005, the Church of Scientology has been banned from editing any Wikipedia article relating to the group.

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Z8RRQ TIL that the creator of hot cheetos (Richard Montañez) worked as a janitor at a fitro-lays factory and dropped out at fourth grade. The hot cheeto dust was also a homemade recipe created by Richard Montañez and his wife.
0lrN TIL of the “Corned Beef Controversy” When Astronaut John Young Smuggled a Corned Beef Sandwich Aboard the First Manned Gemini Space Flight
4N0o TIL Tutankhamun’s parents were brother and sister, which led to the young Pharaoh having Koehler’s disease and a club foot, according to new research. This helps to explain the discovery of more than 130 walking sticks in Tutankhamun’s tomb.
9YbpG TIL that ga-ga ball, from that episode of Bob’s Burgers, is a real thing
6EkB8 TIL it took the creator of the Rubik’s Cube more than a month to solve it for the first time after he initially invented it.