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TIL that Israel-related animal conspiracy theories exist in some countries. Sharks, vultures, boars, rats, and dolphins are among the animals Israel allegedly uses against others.

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YB4x TIL that Graham Chapman from Monty Python asked John Cleese to say “fuck” at his memorial service, just so he would be the first to do so. Cleese also started his eulogy with excerpts from the “Dead Parrot Sketch”, and at the end all the Pythons sang “Always Look at the Bright Side of Life”.
nE5B TIL When the leading emergency asthma medication Albuterol’s patent expired, the patent holding pharmaceutical companies lobbied to have their own inhalers banned based on environmental issues, allowing them to file a new patent, and continue to monopolize the market.
awmbM TIL about Air Sinai - a highly secretive paper airline flying unmarked EgyptAir jets between Cairo and Tel Aviv. It was established as part of the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, but the animosity between Arabs and Israelis following the Intifada resulted the airline 'hiding' its operations.
b4YZ TIL That tax-free organizations can’t be used to endorse candidates. Many churches (tax-free) have been endorsing candidates and emailing videos of the crime to the IRS, who does nothing about it
5VQ7D TIL that the classic introductory song to The Flintstones wasn't used until the show's third season. Seasons 1 and 2 used an instrumental track called "Rise and Shine", which resembled the theme song of "The Bugs Bunny Show".