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TIL Fred Phelps was excommunicated from Westboro Baptist Church before his death for having a change of heart about his religious beliefs and acknowledging the "Equality House," a local LGBT support organization, as "good people."

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4X0Zb TIL that in 1904 an elephant named Alice escaped from Coney Island and was found by startled fishermen near Staten Island, a six-mile swim away
8aGxa TIL that Steve Jobs lied to Steve Wozniak. When they made Breakout for Atari, Wozniak and Jobs were going to split the pay 50-50. Atari gave Jobs $5000 to do the job. He told Wozniak he got $700 so Wozniak took home $350.
Jj5Q TIL the political terms “left/right” come from seating arrangements in the French Assembly during the revolution: revolutionaries to the left, and monarchists to the right
0dGBR TIL why do mirrors reverse left and right, but not top and bottom? The mirror does not reflect left to right or top to bottom, but it does reflect backwards. In other words, it is reversed, but inverted into the third dimension, like a glove is turned inside out.
7rgXx TIL Australia routinely (and ironically) denies entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record.