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TIL IKEA Makes Billions Tax-Free Under the Guise of Operating the World’s Largest “Charity”

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eRZE TIL Britain went to war with Iceland 3 times in just under 20 years from 1958 - 1976, over multiple fishing disputes. These are known as the Cod Wars and only ended when Iceland threatened to close a major Nato base.
dxOr TIL The Nation of Islam teaches that its founder, Wallace Fard Muhammad, boarded a UFO when he disappeared in 1934.
xp7k TIL people that don’t ever wear shoes don’t ever get ingrown toenails.
PY6yV TIL that the evidence that showed the Columbia Space Shuttle was "safe" for re-entry were results using debris 600 times smaller than the one that broke off the Shuttle. This information was "hidden" in plain sight, in a single PowerPoint slide, which may have led to the fatal decision.
a8gdN TIL that 30-50% people actually have an internal monologue, and that this concept is not made up by movies and cartoons