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TIL About the Aqaba to Med. Sea Ben Gurion Canal Project Being Considered, A Global Trade Game Changer. Years Long

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9w8wp TIL that rock singer Andrew W.K. has been recognized by the American Association Of Suicidology for his philosophy of partying - a philosophy that promotes happy living and the search of joy through partying.
6E0OX TIL... I learned that an honest FBI agent who investigated the 1996 Chinagate scandal who was not allowed to testify before Congress, was framed and jailed by an informant who was paid $500,000 to lie under oath - by the FBI.
R5R5a TIL; Actress Liv' Tyler (Who played the elf Arwen in LOTRs from age 20 to 27) - Did not know Steven Tyler was her father until she was 10, she even met him at age 8, and had a "crush" on him, before she actually confronted her mother and learned he was her father.
wL9g1 TIL that Vlad Dracula was called Vlad the Impaler because when his country was invaded by Ottomans, he had hundreds of soldiers impaled by putting stakes through their rectum in a way that missed their vital organs and kept them living and writhing for days to make an example for incoming invaders
Zpeop TIL The Tocorón prison where the Tren de Aragua gang originated, has hotel-like amenities such as swimming pool, nightclub, children play area, and even a zoo