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TIL that one of the qualifications required to be elected President of Afghanistan is to not have been convicted of crimes against humanity

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XE0M8 A single Boeing 777 engine delivers twice the horsepower of all the Titanic's
VBLbZ TIL a controversy in Japan involving a famous weatherwoman, who received backlash from some of her fans after it became public knowledge that she had a boyfriend, led to the creation of a new word in the Japanese language, which literally translates to "business that preys on vulnerable men"
BjWd TIL : Don King, famed boxing promoter stomped one of his employees to death, however he only spent 3 years and 11 months in jail.
WkdVL TIL the US President can order the military to seize possession of an unclaimed island anywhere in the world if it is found to be covered in bird poo
N7ldM TIL that under the British Rule, the Queen is a higher value playing card than the King, as the value of the cards changes dependent upon the sex of the current monarch.