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TIL Gun ownership is REQUIRED in some towns in the U.S.

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9m9D TIL: Ottoman Pirates undertook a series of Slave Raids in Iceland in 1627. They captured an estimated 400–900 Icelandic prisoners to sell into slavery. This event is known in Iceland as Tyrkjaránið – the ‘Turkish Raid’
9kNB TIL the Horse Head used in the Godfather was real.
5oaR TIL that Bobby Sands, a member of the Provisional IRA, was elected to British Parliament while in prison. He was never seated and died after 66 days of hunger-striking.
DlrD TIL Sesame Street created an episode in the wake of 9/11 in which Big Bird has to deal with his pen pal Gulliver, who does not believe birds should be friendly to other species
woJBM TIL that women tend to outlive men by an average of 7 years worldwide.