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TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture

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a8x9J TIL in 2006, a 4 year old boy in Power Ranger cosplay successfully stopped a robbery and saved his family
GAJ44 TIL baseball player John Lindsey spent a record 16 years in the minor leagues before being promoted to the major leagues. He made just 12 appearances in Major League Baseball before breaking his hand. He was sent back down to the Minor Leagues at the start of the next season.
wokp1 TIL Garry Kasparov helped design a chess-playing computer program. Kasparov also makes an appearance as the last computer profile which has to be defeated in order to win the "Kasparov Chess Club"
JBk4 TIL that Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy, managed to become one of Syria’s Prime Minister’s best friends. While “touring” the Golan Heights, he expressed concern that the soldiers guarding fortifications are exposed to too much sun and had trees planted, which the IDF used as targeting markers.
KEm9 TIL Ryan Gosling bought out a whole girl scout cookie stand and handed them out to strangers on the street