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TIL Nicolas Cage was once stalked by a mime.

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ZVDp TIL that in 2009, there was a mass shooting at an LA Fitness in Pittsburgh. There was little national press, even though it was a hate crime against women, and the shooter kept online diaries chronicling his plans for the attack.
E14QV TIL: During the Islamic invasions of India, many Jains temporarily let go of their principal of ahimsa (absolute non-violence) in order to defend the destruction of their temples.
NXleJ TIL powdered alcohol exists
Lg9 TIL the FBI spent 30 months investigating the song Louie, Louie because the lyrics were thought to be dirty. Agents listened to the record at different speeds, interviewed band members, and even researched analyses made by teenagers who claimed to know the song’s “true meaning.”
8QKV TIL that if Earth’s entire history was viewed as a 24 hour period, humans would only represent 1 minute and 17 seconds.