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TIL The Amish are allowed to use computers and cell phones.

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KOoL6 TIL of President Husni al-Za'im , who after taking over the Syrian government tried to give women right to vote, did not execute anyone during his reign and tried to make peace with Israel.
J1nl4 TIL while filming “Dirty Dancing” in Oct 1984, the Virginian cold weather caused the temperatures to drop to 40 °F (4 °C) during the swimming scene. Jennifer Grey later described the water as “horrifically cold”, and said she might not have gone into the lake, except that she was “young and hungry.”
RJ0l TIL that Kurt Vonnegut, when asked by people if there was anyone he’d rather be, said “Jerry Orbach (of Law & Order fame), without a question … I talked to him one time, and he’s adorable.”
R7en6 TIL That the designer of the 90s Disney video games Aladdin and Goof Troop to the Super Nintendo were designed by none other than Shinji Mikami, that created Resident Evil, who also helped produce many other famous video game series
nWLjb TIL about Brandon Burlsworth, a walk-on at Arkansas, who ended up becoming an All-American and getting drafted in the third round, only to die in a car accident before playing a snap of professional football.