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TIL that it's illegal in the United States for an actor to wear a military uniform in a theatrical production that "discredits the armed forces"

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ne6oY TIL of the Likov's, a Russian family of Old Believers who lived in the Siberian wilderness completely isolated from the outside world for 40 years. They were discovered in 1978 for the first time by a group of Soviet geologists, unaware that World War II had taken place.
LkOmP TIL after journalist Paulette Cooper wrote an article criticizing the Church of Scientology, they tried to get her committed to a psychiatric ward by writing her name and number on street walls, subscribing her to pornographic mail lists, and faking bomb threats with her stationary and fingerprints.
1668O TIL that Icebreaker ships don't really crack ice with a sharp bow, rather they break it by first riding the bow up on top of the ice, and then crushing it to pieces underneath the ship's immense weight
KYJpE TIL That the universe has an average color called “Cosmic Latte”
x6KK7 TIL Stevie Wonder’s real name is “Stevland”