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TIL That the Lord Xenu parts of Scientology were largely unknown, even to other members of Scientology until the South Park Episode "Trapped in the Closet".

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4XLDo TIL The oldest known written complaint, is a clay tablet from ancient Babylon written c. 1750 BCE.
xV0Mg TIL Iran's Supreme Leader issued an order calling for the assassination of Salman Rushdie, a British writer accused of blaspheming Islam. While he was not killed, the Japanese translator of the book was murdered and two other translators survived murder attempts
7rOR7 TIL Johnny Cash has a younger brother called Tommy Cash, who is also a singer-songwriter and had songs like "I Didn't Walk the Line" and "My Mother's Other Son"
j77v TIL - Target has become so proficient at analyzing customers buying habits that they can predict a female customers pregnancy and due date with an 87% accuracy
OoxbY TIL: Many Nintendo players would blow on cartridges to get them to work but actually speed up the tarnishing due to moisture. One way to slow down the tarnishing process and extending the life of the cartridges is to use isopropyl alcohol and swabs.