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TIL Albert Einstein had a silk bathrobe that he’d “accidentally” let open in front of certain women – He’d make a move based on their reaction.

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mbdO TIL: The mother of Blair Witch Project actress Heather Donahue received multiple sympathy cards upon release of the film, viewers genuinely thought the film was real and she was dead.
xvag TIL In 2007, Comcast accidentally broadcasted hardcore porn instead of cartoons on Disney Channel in New Jersey.
oRWdY TIL of a road tunnel in Norway that has been closed - by a lorry-load of burning goat cheese. It burned for 5 days and got so got the stones cracked
Xo4r TIL a bomb was set off in Ireland during a parade in 1987. 10 years later those responsible apologized bc of the peace campaign by the father of one of the victims.
E1QPd TIL of Operation Snow White. A criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology which aimed to purge "unfavorable" records about the Church. Up to 5000 people took part infiltrating 136 government agencies in more than 30 countries. It was one of the largest US government infiltrations in history.