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VM01p TIL that a 14 year old boy named John once impersonated an MI5 agent online and "recruited" his best friend into the secret services. The initiation test was to murder... John. John became the first person in the UK to be convicted for inciting his own attempted murder.
Bg6LK TIL that the moon has moonquakes that are caused by gravitational pull from both the Earth and the Sun.
ZxQa TIL that upon its release, twister was referred to as “sex in a box” by critics.
QJZ8a TIL that Photorhabdus is a strain of bacteria that lives inside nematodes. It works in symbiosis to kill host insects that nematodes target within 48 hours then produce antibiotics to disinfect the carcass.
nWglY TIL despite receiving criticism from some religious groups, the 1973 film “Jesus Christ Superstar” was beloved by Pope Paul VI. He told director Norman Jewison: “Not only do I appreciate your beautiful rock opera film, I believe it will bring more people to Christianity than anything ever has.”