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TIL that according to a declassified document, the the Pentagon's intelligence agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, believes that remote viewing is real and that it aided them in capturing a ship with 6 tons of Thai marijuana on it.

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m1jaO TIL about Shingo Aomori Japan, the purported true location of the tomb of Jesus Christ. Legend goes that it was his secret brother Isukiri who died on the cross in Golgotha. Jesus then moved to Japan, changed his name to Torai Tora Daitenku, became a garlic farmer with a family, and died there.
Wkdwo TIL when he retired in 1999, Wayne Gretzky held or shared 61 NHL records. 21 years later, he still holds or shares 60 NHL records
eplYn TIL That 90s porn star Asia Carrera was not only a member of MENSA, with an IQ of 156, she was such a fan of the game Unreal Tournament she created her own character skins which showed her in skimpy outfits in the classic FPS game.
DQpeg TIL the longest ever tank-to-tank killshot was scored by a British tank crew during the Gulf War (1990). It was from over 2.9 miles (about 4.7 km).
Eg1Ro TIL Mariano Marcos (the father of former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos and grandfather of president-elect Bongbong Marcos), was executed by guerillas for alleged collaboration with the Japanese. His hands were tied to water buffaloes who riped his body apart alive in different directions.