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TIL Iran punishes acid-attackers by blinding them with acid.

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dDlG8 TIL there's an America in the Netherlands and they even have a golf resort.
rRjD4 TIL that from 1748-1772, potatoes were illegal in France. French people did not trust the new food as they grew underground, and were thought to spread diseases such as leprosy.
negpr TIL that Bismarck was shot twice as he walked in Berlin, then turned around to confront his attacker and was shot three more times. The would-be assassin was aprehended and Bismarck continued his day as if nothing had happened: three bullets had grazed him, and two had simply bounced off his ribcage
65pQ TIL ALL Chihuahuan lizards are female. Their eggs are unfertilized and the baby lizards are clones of their mothers.
ADnQn TIL in 1981 a CIA agent escaped Iran using a fake German passport. He was detained because it used the middle initial "H", and German passports didn't use initials. The quick-thinking agent was released after claiming that it stood for "Hitler" and he had special permission to use an initial.