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TIL that Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in Australia

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OKy6 TIL inhabitants of North Sentinel Island have been there for 60,000ish years, remain completely untouched by modern civilization and kill outsiders who get too close.
wolG1 TIL a man named Max Herve-George has an insurance policy that lets him trade stocks based on last week's prices. It was known as the stupidest contract ever signed.
woPY6 TIL Frank Sinatra was contractually obliged to be offered first refusal of John McClane in Die Hard
4X585 TIL The Royal Clipper is a cruise ship that is built on the lines of the Preussen – a five mast sail ship that was built in the year 1902. At present, the Royal Clipper is regarded to be the world’s largest sailing ship with five masts that are rigged fully.
ANdJn TIL that the medieval version of blancmange is thickened with shredded poached chicken, and was a rich person's food as it contained great quantities of expensive ingredients such as saffron, galangal, cinnamon, almonds, and sugar.