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TIL there's a surviving text of an 1121 law in Baghdad requiring all Jewish women to wear at all times: 1 yellow star on their head, 1 yellow star on their neck, a necklace w/ a lead plaque that said "Dhimmi" (ie "non-Muslim"), 1 red shoe, 1 black shoe & a bell on their neck or their shoes

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PYB9e TIL during the filming of The Hunt for Red October (1990), while doing research aboard the fast attack sub Salt Lake City, actor Scott Glenn was treated with equal rank of her captain on the orders of the then Commander Thomas Fargo.
5LXn TIL in the early 90’s, a comic strip named “Bob Spongee” ran in northern California and featured a talking sponge with arms and legs. The creator later sued Nickelodeon but no settlement was ever reached.
Z858D TIL of Project X-Ray. This cancelled World War 2 weapon, when deployed, would disperse Mexican free-tailed bats carrying small incendiary bombs. The bats would then roost onto buildings before igniting. It was intended to be used in Japan, were many buildings were made of wood and paper.
Y7xaG TIL Author Paek Nam-nyong is a household name in North Korea and his bestseller novel "Friend" became the first state-sanctioned novel available to English readers
rRALo TIL that prior to British troops firing on civilians at the Boston Massacre in 1770, they were pelted with oyster shells, ice, stones, sticks, and beaten with clubs by an unruly mob. At the trial, the soldiers were successfully defended by none other than John Adams and all were acquitted of murder.