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TIL: Jews make up 62% of religious hate crime victims in the United States.

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jwrM TIL Sean Connery has refused to return to Scotland until it gains Independence.
NXraM TIL Elytra, AKA the hard casing of beetle wings, were used in Mughal India and then later on in Victorian England to adorn clothing, like an early form of sequins.
4Xkpw TIL that Nicolas Cage turned down the role of Mr. Wednesday on the Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman's "American Gods." (It went to Ian McShane.)
gDN4 TIL according to the FBI Director, the FBI is having a hard time filling positions to help tackle cyber crimes because a lot of the nation’s top computer programmers and hacking gurus are also fond of marijuana.
RRLl TIL The U.S. Government is currently developing a gun that can fire a laser guided lightning bolt.