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TIL in 2001, journalist Sami al-Hajj was detained and held in Guantanamo Bay for 6 years, despite being completely innocent

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QyN6 TIL when the U.S. Post Office issued the first stamp honoring Elvis in 1993, stamp collectors mailed letters with these stamps to bad addresses to have them marked “Return to Sender”
VM8VZ TIL That the NFL's Patriots and Seahawks almost played an NFL game in China in 2007 called the: "China Bowl".
VlXB TIL American fighter pilot William Bruce “Bill” Overstreet Jr. (April 10, 1921 – December 29, 2013) shot down a German Messerschmitt Bf-109G after chasing it through the arches of the Eiffel Tower.
dOl7 TIL that chewing gum enhances alertness and attention while driving
v18ZB TIL that along with the well known electronic surveillance state, there is also a deeply disturbing DNA surveillance state.