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TIL the Canadian government has banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering the country

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LQka9 TIL there is US Military Cemetery in Tunisia, North Africa that is 27 Acres in size with 2,841 American graves. It was dedicated in 1960.
K9oQ TIL A 19-year-old college student who had shown no outward signs of depression killed herself while she had been participating in a company drug trial for Cymbalta - an antidepressant - 4 days after being switched to a placebo. Prior to the study, she was healthy and had no mental problems.
R5wYj TIL Development takes time
78bYP TIL in 1530, the chinese Ming Dynasty invented bronze-iron composite cannons. The Dutch claimed "it’s scarcely possible to find their equal outside of Ming Empire". After manchu Qing dynasty's conquest they deprioritised Gunsmithing and had to use 100-300 years old cannons against British Empire.
1PJ7 TIL the Eruption of Krakatoa was so loud, it was heard over 3000 miles away, the equivalent of hearing a sound from Ireland while you’re in Boston. It also ruptured the eardrums of sailors over 40 miles away, killed over 36 thousand due to the eruptions and subsequent tsunamis.