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TIL the Cajuns of Louisiana are literally French Canadians who were exiled south

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e905 TIL that The church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is legally recognized as a religion in some countries.
R7r57 TIL of Janet Cooke, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1981 for the story of a heroin-addicted four-year old. It was later discovered that the entire story was fabricated, and the award was rescinded.
b6gRp TIL there are more than 200 documented cases of pandas attacking humans. Most bites occur when people attempt to feed pandas. In these situations, the pandas become aggressive and attack.
X8KX TIL that 30 of the first 31 Popes of the Catholic Church were murdered.
dGYZ TIL After Esquire rejected a story about straight men being persecuted in a world where homosexuality was the norm, Hugh Hefner published it in Playboy. In response to angry letters, Hefner wrote: “If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society then the reverse was wrong, too.”