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TIL there's a 605-page Koran written in Saddam Hussein's blood

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8emx8 TIL that in 1985, a US Air Force F-15 successfully managed to shoot down a satelite with a missle exclusively developed for it.
69Gl8 TIL Today I learned a Phd. in Chemistry is worthless to UCLA but they will hire a professor to teach for FREEE. Literally NO COMPENSATION for a Phd professor. I wonder if tuition is now free for students, since chemistry degrees seem worthless, at least to UCLA.
awJBL TIL in China you can get three years in jail for posting an online rumor that is viewed by over 5,000 users or gets reposted more than 500 times.
YN0v TIL The area code by NASA in Orlando is (321)
NvwQ TIL that Weird Al’s parents both died on the same day of carbon monoxide poisoning. Only hours later, he performed a concert and started by saying “since my music had helped many of my fans through tough times, maybe it would work for me as well.”