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TIL: FIFTEEN YEARS AGO: Before Da Vinci Code.. Before Angels & Demons.. Dan Brown warned us of the NSA in 1998

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GYaL5 TIL the Da'at Yichud artifacts from Wolfenstein are based on real Roman-era artifacts
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mxO1o TIL A church in Sri Lanka accidentally printed the lyrics to Tupac's 'Hail Mary' Instead of the Prayer