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TIL Osama Bin Laden had the "Charlie Bit My Finger" video on his computer

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JYGk4 TIL there was a caste in medieval France and Spain who had to use separate entrances to churches and were fed communion at the end of the spoon because they were thought to be contagious. We're still unsure why they were persecuted, because they were not ethnic, religious, or linguistic minorities.
R7vo9 TIL that NASA has confirmed that the earth is greener than it was 20 years ago due to China's and India's dominates heavy investments in re-plantation.
e04xn TIL in the 80s, Munich's Playboy Club issued membership cards that, at a glance, looked very similar to diplomatic passports. As a result, many people escaped East Berlin by simply flashing their membership cards, and were usually waved through by guards.
8a5G4 TIL Enlightenment skeptic philosopher David Hume's deathbed became a matter of public interest - to see if he was afraid or would recant. Multiple accounts confirm he was cheerful and did not recant.
9yBB TIL Matt Sloan of YouTube’s: “Chad Vader - Day Shift Manager” series voiced Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Force Unleased