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TIL that both the United Kingdom and Canada have banned the Westboro Baptist Church from entering their countries.

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epnAk TIL the then captain of the New York Yankees died in a plane crash in 1979. Thurmon Munson was named Captain in 1976, the team's first since Lou Gerhig (1939), won ROTY, gold glove 3x in a row, & led Yankees to 3 World Series from 1976 to 1978, winning in '77 & '78. He was 32 years old.
Lkded TIL that Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was the only General to storm the beaches of Normandy in the first wave. He walked the beach with his cane, waiving his pistol, and rallied the troops. He would receive the Medal of Honor for his actions on Utah Beach.
OoQKY TIL Indian law says there should be a polling place within 2 km (1.25) of each citizen, so authorities have to set up a polling station in a lion infested forest for ONE MAN
OoM84 TIL Parks and Recreation was going to have a connection to The Office. Originally after trying to fix the Dunder Mifflin Scranton copier it was sent to a warehouse and repaired, then ended up in the Parks and Recreation Department in Pawnee.
VMMMZ TIL there is a military soccer world cup and North Korea placed first in 2003