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TIL that the FBI tried to infiltrate a mosque in Irvine by sending one of their agents to incite terrorism. The people of the mosque reported him to the FBI instead.

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OaOe TIL that 74 men died after their submarine, USS Tang, torpedoed itself during a combat patrol.
l7O4K TIL an inmate named Charles Justice was released early on parole for designing improvements to the electric chair, using metal instead of leather for the wrist restraints. Months later, he was convicted of murder and sentenced to death by the same chair he had improved
nL87 TIL after having their houses renovated on the TV show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition”, many families have gone into foreclosure due to huge increases in property taxes, and cost of utility bills.
jpNv TIL In Wolfenstein RPG’s last level,the Nazis summon the Harbinger of Doom. BJ rips off the demon’s hand and leg and sends it back to hell,where it promises to return and haunt BJ’s descendants.The demon returns with metal arm and leg in DOOM ,who’s protagonist is thought to be a descendant of B.J.
grOj9 TIL that people born in different seasons tend to develop differently and have long term factors changes that determine their personality, which can partly explain zodiac assumptions.