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TIL that Israel’s nuclear doctrine is to nuke the entire world, even neutral states, if it faces a nuclear attack

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gla9 TIL while shooting “The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly,” Eli Wallach mistakenly drank acid left next to his drink, was accidentally hanged by a faulty stunt rope, nearly decapitated by a train passing overhead, and left on a horse with his hands tied behind his back when it panicked and ran away.
ee75 TIL that the Bible has been translated into Hawaiian Pidgin. It is called ‘Da Jesus Book’
R50B1 TIL that the longest wedding veil on record was over 6,000 meters long. It was worn by a bride in Cyprus and required a team of 50 people to carry it down the aisle.
p859A TIL that in England and Wales 390,127 people (almost 0.8%) stated their religion as Jedi on their 2001 Census forms, surpassing Sikhism, Judaism, and Buddhism, and making it the fourth largest reported religion in the country.
4klKN TIL the muscle relaxant Carisoprodol (Soma) was taken off the markets in Europe in 2008 for risk of causing intoxication (affecting mental state) and psychomotor impairment (unusual thoughts and difficulty co-ordinating movements).