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TIL the Artugrul from turkish akes place in the 13th century, and put the Kayi flags all over the world

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DQoee TIL about Josh Pillault, a person who got 6 years in prison for making threats on the MMO game Runescape
9Y5RM TIL Adam Rainer was the only person to ever have both dwarfism and gigantism. At age 18 he measured (4ft 6in) and reached a height of (7ft 8in) by age 51.
GA1Jg TIL that from 1930-1950, Sam Barry coached basketball, football, and baseball at the University of Southern California. In that time, the school won national championships in all 3 sports.
eWg6 TIL of stingrays, or fake cell towers used by law enforcement that trick cell phones into giving gps and identifying info. When used to track a suspect, it also gathers information of all cellphones nearby.
6VXl TIL that not until after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that it was a Federal Crime to murder the President of the United States