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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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AD1nx TIL that the stylised haircuts given to poodles began centuries ago in order to aid them in their water buoyancy while doing water retrieval tasks.
X0b8 TIL That the Quaker Oats company financed the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film as a product tie-in for their Wonka-brand candy
Y7nyr TIL that Wan Hu, a 16th-century Chinese official, is said to have attempted to launch himself into outer space in a chair to which 47 rockets were attached. The rockets exploded, and it is said that neither he nor the chair were ever seen again.
oBQRY TIL there are only 15 countries (sovereign states, not dependencies) in the world without official armed forces. Out of these, 12 are islands. Only Andorra, Vatican City, and Liechtenstein are located on mainland. The largest population is held by the Solomon Islands with a little over 650,000.
Y7kZ TIL the Beastie Boys’ song “Fight For Your Right” was a parody making fun of drunk metal heads. Since the song only encouraged these people, the Beastie Boys stopped performing it live in ‘87.