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TIL when ISIS fighters were approached by Kurdish female fighters, they were told by their commanders to back off so they wouldn’t be killed by them. This is because Jihadists believe that if they die to a woman they will be deprived of heaven.

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9wZXM TIL about Juliana, a dog that was awarded a Blue Cross medal during WWII. She saved her owner’s life by peeing on an incendiary bomb.
GY59N TIL comedian Greg Davies' parents lived in England around the time he was born, but when his mother went into labor, his Welsh father drove them all across the border, just so his son would be Welsh-born, and thus eligible to play rugby for the Welsh national team
gMYv7 TIL In November 2015, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of Mauritania, reportedly ordered the 2015 Mauritanian Super Cup to go to a penalty shootout in the 63rd minute with the score tied 1–1 because he was getting bored with the match.
7rjjX TIL Venus Flytraps are only native to a region within a 120km (75mi) radius to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, as opposed to a tropical region.
oBjKE TIL al-Qaida considered kidnapping Russel Crowe as part of a "cultural destabilisation plan" taking out high-profile Americans. Crowe is a Kiwi who grew up in Australia.