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TIL that the Catholic Church closed a Louisiana parish in 1955 after its members refused to let a black priest be assigned to it.

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44J5 TIL the fastest matter ever detected was the Oh-My-God particle, detected over Utah in 1991. It was going so fast that it had as much energy as a baseball travelling 60 MPH and is 50 times more energy than produced in the LHC
VBQ6D TIL that the North Korean government runs an international restaurant chain to launder money
jBOv TIL Lactose Tolerance (lactase persistence) is the mutation, not the other way around
wpY TIL The zoo in Toledo, Ohio was created when a baby bear was donated to the city in 1900. The bear turned out to be an adult woodchuck.
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