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TIL in 1938 the Muslim King Zog of Albania opened Albania’s borders to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution. King Zog reputedly survived 55 assassination attempts.

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KOaV6 The Pope can not donate his organs as his body belongs to the church.
VvDD TIL Germany passed a legislation in 1985 that made it illegal to deny the existence of the Holocaust
8ajmG TIL of Operation Tracer, a plan to seal six members of the British Navy in a cave to monitor the Germans if they took over the Gibraltar base and tunnel system. One of the few involved and aware of the project was Ian Fleming, the author of James Bond.
9Dep TIL that the reason why 1 horsepower seems so small compared to the actual power of a horse is that it factors in the time that horses need to rest.
Br6ab TIL a DC restaurateur received constant harassing phone calls for years, where a child's voice would threaten his family & friends' lives. His employee's son was attacked by random men & his home vandalized w/ threats. The FBI traced the calls to random phone booths all over DC