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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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69g5Y TIL That performer Nell Campbell, who originated the role of Columbia in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' play and movie, would go on to open the eponymous nightclub/restaurant Nell's which became a mainstay of the NYC club scene for almost twenty years.
PrLG TIL plants can ‘hear’ flowing water: plant roots seek out buried pipes through which water flows even if the exterior of the pipe is dry
mxedP TIL that during the prohibition in the 1920s, the United States government poisoned the alcohol in an attempt curtail enthusiasm for the drink, resulting in an estimated 10000 deaths. The move had little effect, and prohibition failed, ending in 1933.
6ErMX TIL Serial Killer Released Woman Whose Famous Father Had Played a Serial Killer in his Breakout Part
ne8ld TIL that the Pomp and Circumstance march was named after a line in Shakespeare's Othello and was not originally intended as a graduation march.