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

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lo1N7 TIL that the notorious Andrew Jackson, founder of the Democratic Party, was the first U.S. President to come from a poor background. All others before him were born into wealthy and influential families.
Y7nb7 TIL the largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, is larger than the planet of Mercury
R7JJ6 TIL that the first recorded use of the word dystopia was when John Stuart Mill coined it to describe British governance of Ireland.
1aElD TIL of Army Sgt Stephen Schap, who decapitated his best friend for fathering Schap's wife's baby, and placed his best friend's head at her bedside during childbirth.
8ebk4 TIL Polygamy was legal in Thailand until October 1, 1935, when the law classified wives into three categories based on how they got married.