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TIL in 2013, Jeremy Runnells, a 6th generation Mormon, compiled a list of concerns he had about Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon, and church history. The church never responded to his questions, but his research went viral and has caused many to question and subsequently leave the church.

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x678k TIL of the "Demon Cat" that is said to haunt both the US Capitol and White House. The first reports of its presence date back to 1862, and its presence is said to be an ill omen, with sightings presaging both the 1929 Stock Market Crash and JFK's assassination.
6EQ7W TIL that in 2009, a 10 year old girl suffering from cancer had a dying wish to watch Pixar's Up. Pixar granted her wish, flew to her home with a DVD of the movie and held a private screening of the film. She died later that night.
XLr8 TIL the apple logos on Apple laptops were upside down until Steve Jobs saw them repeatedly on the show The West Wing, at which time he had them turned right side up.
8el1K TIL French used 10h day instead of 24h between 1793 - 1805 during era called "decimalisation"
awQ1Z TIL that POWs in Colditz, Germany, made a gentleman's agreement with prison guards that they would not use borrowed tools to make their escape.