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TIL about South Park episode 201. In it, Tom Cruise attempted to steal Muhammad’s immunity to satire. It ended with Kyle realizing that the best way to block parody was through threats of violence. The episode was censored due to bomb threats from Muslim activists, and Kyle’s revelation was removed.

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oRRKK TIL that to save the bumblebees, a California court ruled bees to be classified as fish because insects aren’t covered by the endangered species act. The request for “bees are fish” was considered in 2019 and recently passed.
W77bd TIL that the surgeon August Bier tested on his own assistant a form of anesthesia consisting of injecting cocaine directly into the spine, and to check how effective it was, he stuck a needle in his leg, hit him in the shins with a hammer, ripped off his pubic hair and even squeezed his testicles.
JwJm [TIL] The study findings from a Secret Service study on school shootings revealed that there is no “profile” of a school shooter; instead, the students who carried out the attacks differed from one another in numerous ways.
j6J1n TIL that in medieval Japan, monks attempting to gain Nirvana would put themselves through 3000 days of eating nothing but tree byproducts, followed by drinking a tea that contains poison ivy, and eventually being buried while posing in a meditative state.
PYG4V TIL Mr T., born Lawrence Tureaud, took on his moniker after hearing all his family members called "boy" by strangers. He decided the only way for a black man to earn a title of respect was to make that title part of his name, so Mr. would be the first thing out of everyone's mouth.