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TIL that US veterans can have Mjölnir, Hammer of Thor, engraved in their headstones as a religious symbol.

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Ngdb TIL Pakistan, a country created for Muslims, disables cellular services on Islamic holidays to prevent violence between various Islamic sects
KYOaa TIL Movies made in France can access a tax rebate (worth up to 40% of spend) if the movie passes a Cultural Test, which awards points if at least one main character is "of a nationality that cannot be determined". More points for sets being "symbolic of France".
aJ5N TIL That the fedora wearing neck beard meme is Gordon Crisp from Freaks and Geeks!
1ox7 TIL 1994 American-born Israeli Baruch Goldstein, opened fire on unarmed Palestinian Muslims praying inside the Ibrahimi Mosque, killing 29,wounding 125. Up until then Hamas had refused to attack civilian targets inside Israel, and the change in Hamas’ policy was a result of Goldstein’s massacre
xVodB TIL in the 1930s the Soviet Union attempted to domesticate wild moose. They believed moose might fare better in deep snow than horse cavalry so they began a breeding program. Though they never became cavalry animals, one of the breeding facilities, Kostroma Moose Farm, is still up and running.