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TIL the general who opened Guantanamo prison now wants it to be closed

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MeROB TIL the 1994 film "Clerks" had an extended, but a much darker ending, in which Dante Hicks was murdered by a robber who then proceeded to take the money from the cash register. Miramax reacted negatively and ordered writer-director Kevin Smith to delete that ending completely.
ZWD4 TIL there is an “official” unicode anger symbol. It’s ? which represents veins on your forehead when your blood pressure rises.
YpAPG TIL A man who jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge and survived was saved by a Sea Lion who kept him afloat, he now does public talks to help others.
gYjL TIL in 1992 the carrier Saratoga accidentally launched live missiles during a joint U.S - Turkish exercise, killing several Turkish naval officers.
J1By4 TIL Pau Brasil is the national tree of Brazil. A dye taken from the tree’s heartwood has been exploited by collectors since 1501. It also provides immensely valuable, almost indestructible timber used to manufacture bows for stringed instruments, for construction, to make traditional hunting tools.