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TIL Iraq has spent $85M on fake bomb detectors
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TIL in 2007, Malaysia sent its first astronaut to the ISS. The government and Islamic scholars also wrote that in order to pray, Muslims in space should face Mecca if possible; but if not, they could face the Earth generally, or just face “wherever.”
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TIL that Jackie Kennedy called Martin Luther King jr a “terrible man” and claimed he was drunk at JFK’s funeral
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TIL that Salisbury Steak originated in the United States, as a meal to fit the tastes of European immigrants, named after Dr. James Salisbury, who promoted a meat-centered diet to promote health. The term Salisbury Steak has been used to identify a ground beef patty as the main course since 1897.
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TIL Peter Cushing, who played Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars, found his costume boots so uncomfortable that he wore slippers during many of his scenes, leading many scenes being filmed shin up or higher.
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TIL: White People are 70 times more likely to develop skin cancer than Black People