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TIL televangelist Pat Robertson diverted charitable donations meant to aid post genocide Rawanda to fund the operation of blood diamond mines.

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g1X4 TIL Viggo Mortensen’s tattoos in Eastern Promises were so realistic that diners in a Russian restaurant in London fell silent out of fear during production.
yDEV TIL in the film Ghostbusters II (1989) a woman appearing with Bill Murray on the World of the Psychic says the world will end February 14th, 2016
rRaGW TIL about Abigail and Brittany, a pair of conjoined twins who have lived remarkably regular lives; each girl has total control of one arm and they coordinate movement through unexplainable processes, demonstrating a deep connection despite having their own brains and spines.
4kaoN TIL that Polaris (the North Star), is only 45-67 million years old. It wasn't around in the time of the dinosaurs.
6EOg7 TIL that Nov 28th in the United States is Native American Heritage Day and that an estimated 50 million Native Americans died between 1500-1600, roughly 10% of the world population, resulting in a “little ice-age”