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TIL according to FBI files, the Jewish Defense League had extorted money from ‘various rap music stars’ by making 'death threats’ and then offering protection for a fee

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4kb6g TIL The British children's show Zzzap was designed with deaf children in mind, with the show being mostly visual, with sound only used for music and effects. The audience in "The Handymen" segments would also often sign clapping instead of actually clapping.
jygR TIL: There is a legend in Japan that says Jesus fled across Siberia to Shingō Village, where he lived to 106 years of age.
woLJ7 TIL the coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire was created at the request of the Hampton Court in 1882. As they felt their collection of the European ones were incomplete without it.
xVGDk TIL after learning of Napoleon escape from Elba Four Great Powers declared Napoleon an outlaw and declared war not on France but to Napoleon personally
6oaX TIL Kuwait donated $500 million in aid after Hurricane Katrina