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TIL: People in Michigan's upper peninsula speak a unique dialect of English, sometimes colloquially reffered to as "Yoopanese"

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Eg0WV TIL: The display of diamonds in Hollywood films and songs is one of the most successful cases of product placement in marketing history. Diamonds were placed in several Hollywood films; including Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Diamonds Are Forever and in songs such as Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend.
0dbRy TIL that a Persian King named Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar ordered two servants to be executed for being too loud. But since it was a holy day, he delayed the execution by a day and made the servants return to their duties. The servants murdered the king in his sleep that night.
VL1Z TIL SETI is the only organization in the world that publicly has a protocol set in place in the event a signal is received from extraterrestrial life.
adY0 TIL an Iraqi informant single-handedly provided enough testimony about WMD’s between 1999-2001 to help justify the war in Iraq (2003-2011). An investigation in 2005 found he was crazy, out of control, a congenital liar, and an alcoholic. He later admitted he made it all up to be granted asylum.
oBgp8 TIL Rage Against The Machines first live performance was October 23, 1991 at Cal State Northridge. Still one of the greatest rock bands ever.