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TIL the oldest recorded joke in history is an Ancient Sumerian fart joke

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X091j TIL of the Marikina Valley fault system. A fault system that passes through the densely populated Metro Manila.
6EJRJ TIL that the CIA originally supported and funded the July 26th movement, which was Fidel Castro's rebel group that overthrew the Cuban dictatorship.
l9VV TIL Kelly Thomas, a homeless man with schizophrenia, was beaten to the point of comatose by Police followed by death as a result, all while Thomas was found not guilty of his charges, and two police officers were found not guilty of manslaughter, the other was not put to trial.
weA1 TIL altough being a communist nation and COD Black Ops causing controversy in a mission where Fidel Castro is “killed”, no video games have ever been banned in Cuba
dDl97 TIL a billionaire bought a California beach, blocked public access to it, and cited 1600s property rights to justify his actions. After years of lawsuits, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a ruling that he violated state law, but the legal battle continues.