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TIL that Season Two of “24” featured a terrorist plot that originated from a London mosque. A few months after the season ended, authorities raided the mosque and found that it was indeed a terrorist hub

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78n9M TIL that John Surratt, a friend of John Wilkes Booth and co-conspirator in Lincoln's assassination, never faced any criminal or civil repercussions for his actions.
PYygg TIL there are about 100 secret offices in the U.S. Capitol building used by members of the Senate and senior members of the House; their locations are unknown even by staff members.
oRB9E TIL that the iconic Lord of the Rings poster—one of the best-selling posters of all time—was drawn at the age of 17 by Jimmy Cauty, one half of The KLF.
mxK9P TIL in 1911, a "witchcat" appeared near Pottsville PA. It caused hens to crow like rooster and pigs to bark like dogs. Thomas Howell, the man who saw it, died along with eight cows and horses, the deaths attributed to a hex. The family crafted a golden bullet to shoot the cat and break the hex.
j6j6M TIL about Operation Nemesis, a secret plan executed by Armenia to hunt down and assassinate perpetrators of the Armenian Genocide. The assassins successfully killed 11 of the highest ranking officials responsible for orchestrating the genocide across at least 5 different countries.