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TIL that in 2012 at the Emir of Kuwait International Grand Shooting Grand Prix, the winner was from Kazakhstan, and they played the parody national anthem from Borat by mistake, which mentions the potassium exports and the second-cleanest prostitutes in the area.

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avRb TIL Bill Gates is offering $100,000 to the scientist who creates a Next Generation condom that “significantly preserves or enhances pleasure, in order to improve uptake and regular use”
NYy6 TIL of Excited Delirium Syndrome which “ causes sudden and unexpected death”, it is not recognized by the American Medical Association, and every single person who has ever “died from it” was in police custody at the time of their death.
x64D7 TIL of Kyle Plush, a 16 year-old teen who died a slow death while being crushed by the third-row seat of a Honda Odyssey. While in that position, he managed to call 911 twice using SIRI, but emergency dispatchers couldn't locate him, and he was found dead by his dad 6 hours later.
0dyDL TIL the Birmingham Six, wrongfully convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, had their convictions quashed in 1991 and were awarded millions in compensation.
W7OYd TIL that Michael Jackson's Thriller, estimated to have sold 70 million copies worldwide, is the best-selling album ever. Jackson also currently has the highest number of albums on the list with five, Celine Dion has four, while the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Madonna and Whitney Houston each have three.