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TIL: 84% of Egyptians believe apostates from Islam (ex-Muslims) should face the death penalty. 82% believe adulterers should be stoned.

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Oo9Ae TIL that the moving line that divides the daylit side and the dark night side of a planetary body is called Terminator
wLppJ TIL FARC got tricked into giving up their most high profile hostage and 14 others. The Colombian army made up a NGO which would transfer captives by helicopter. Once aboard the chopper, the soldiers revealed the ruse and arrested the militants, freeing all hostages. Not a single shot was fired.
VMZR8 TIL that before he started writing children's books, Dr. Seuss was a successful advertising illustrator, working for companies like Standard Oil, NBC, Ford, and General Electric
nr0P TIL: there is a 96 minute Russian film titled Russian Ark that was shot in one take. It has an 88% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, received critical acclaim by Roger Ebert and on Metacritic has an 86/100 rating indicating “universal acclaim”.
6407 TIL the reason the Toronto Maple Leafs are not called the Maple “Leaves” is because the name was chosen in honor of the Maple Leaf Regiment from WWI. Since the regiment is a proper noun, its plural is Maple Leafs and not Leaves.