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TIL That "Tin Foil Hats" actually do protect from electromagnetic radiation

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Zp4OY TIL even though Mike Tyson bit off a part of Evander Holyfield's ear during their title fight in 1997, both became close friends after retiring from boxing, and Tyson was the one who inducted Holyfield into the boxing hall of fame.
P8Qw TIL a 2007 investigation found that 24 of 25 pieces of apparel with trim labeled “faux fur” from Tommy Hilfiger, Norstrom, and MARC among others was not only real, but the fur of domestic dogs.
ne5PY TIL that between 1933 and 1935, Germany had a dual flag arrangement to reflect the structure of the government. One flag was the Nazi party’s swastika, and the other was a version of the old tricolour of the former German Empire.
4koDJ TIL Long term Labour Party Leader and former Australian Prime Minister Robert (Bob) Hawke was a CIA asset. Regularly informing to the USA and secretly promoting things like the ANZUS Treaty whilst leader of the Australian Unions
0wOKM TIL about Ahlam Tamimi, who planned a bombing at a pizza shop in Israel & drove the bomber there, killing 15 people incl. 7 children & a pregnant women; injuring 130 including a young mother still in a coma. Today Tamimi is a celebrity talk-show host in Jordan & has said she "would do it again"