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TIL that Mr. Rogers was an ordained minister and a lifelong republican.

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BgREy TIL that long formal movies had to come in two-parts and people back then would have to swap part1 out with part2 to finish watching a movie!
OonQ6 TIL a pigeon named, Cher Ami was awarded the Croix de Guerre Medal for her heroic service in delivering 12 important messages during WWI. Most importantly, the message from a trapped 194 man battalion. Arriving with a shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, and her leg hanging by a tendon.
Mr1B TIL that there is religion called “Googlism” and the Church of Google claims that Google is the closest humans have come to encountering god (as typically defined). There are 9 proofs that Google is god. And Google is a she.
lAWG TIL that in the 17th century an old man on trial openly confessed to being a werewolf, but claimed to be good-natured, stating that he regularly went to hell with other werewolves to battle the witches and wizards of Satan to ensure a bountiful harvest.
XELXj TIL Army vet Gregory Holeman needed a ride to the hospital but didn't know if Veterans Affairs covered an ambulance not pre-authorized. He asked his sister to call a social worker but she misdialed & Jimmy John's answered; JJ delivery driver Zack Hillmer (a U.S. Navy vet) drove him to the hospital.