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TIL that the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon is when you learn something and then suddenly hear about it more frequently.

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LkaXd TIL about the Human Shield Action to Iraq; a group of people who traveled to Iraq to act as human shields with the aim of preventing the U.S.-led coalition forces from bombing certain locations during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
XEwJX TIL In Vermont, debtors are allowed to hold onto 1 cow, 2 goats and 3 swarms of bees from debt collectors.
gM4jA TIL that the Bible is not only the best selling book of all time, but it is also the most shoplifted one.
D1g7J TIL that after he was shot down and killed during WWI, the Red Baron was given full military honors by the Allies, including a proper burial near Amiens.
e8Y5 TIL - “Rapper’s Delight”, at over 14 minutes long, was recorded in one take.