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TIL that the LDS church still officially teaches against interracial marriage, generally.

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Me1jm TIL The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo as part of a campaign to preserve Gothic Architecture around Paris. Prior to the novel, the cathedral was in bad shape and at risk of eventual demolition. As a result of tourism from the book, Paris started restoration work instead.
xVKJk TIL that Terry Pratchett's daughter, Rhianna Pratchett, is a video game writer responsible for stories like BioShock Infinite, Mirror's Edge, the new Tomb Raider series and Overlord.
YpxQd TIL Nigeria drinks more Guinness than Ireland!!!
NXw6M TIL that a "Silent Man" in the UK repeatedly gets arrested for standing on one road to block traffic. He never speaks a word, not even to paramedics, police, the court, or his own lawyer. Ongoing for more than a decade. Everytime he is released, he repeats the crime and remains completely silent.
78brP TIL there's almost twice as many January-born professional football (soccer) players as there are December-born players. And in the U17's European championships squads there's over four times as many players born between January and March as between October and December.