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TIL that Iceland had a law that allowed killing every Basque person on sight until 2015.

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V8d8 TIL On Seinfeld, Elaine Benes’ dance moves were inspired by SNL chief Lorne Michaels. Michaels was once observed “dancing as if he’d never seen another human being dance before. The man heaved and gyrated to a rhythm only he could feel.” Just like Elaine.
gMEJ4 TIL the Olympic Games were not the only games in Ancient Greece, there were three more and all together are known as the Panhellenic Games.
MeQxa TIL in 2001 the Taliban destroyed the Buddhas of Bamiyan, ancient Buddha statues built into an Afghan mountain. Shortly after their destruction, researchers uncovered an archeological cave site behind the statues. The Taliban unintentionally uncovered new Buddhist treasures through their actions.
jNXRn TIL about "Geostationary Orbit" where satellites match the rotation of the earth and stay above a fixed point on the earth's surface
9wWVm TIL that the architect Rafael Viñoly was responsible for not just one, but two different buildings that thanks to their curved facade would turn into death rays when the sun shines on them.