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TIL Canada has specifically banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering the country.

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1aQ08 TIL as of 2019, 2 million Americans do not have running water in their home.
grEeD TIL that the species of bear depicted on the California State Flag has been extinct since 1924. Similar in size to the Kodiak Bear, the California Grizzly Bear was aggressive, commonly weighed over 1,000 pounds, averaged 8 ft tall and could run 35 mph.
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