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TIL In 2009, Wikipedia banned The Church of Scientology from editing any articles.

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Z8V4v TIL of Chlorine trifluoride, which can set glass on fire and corrode materials otherwise known to be non-corrodible such as iridium, platinum, and gold.
j6ZM TIL Quentin Tarantino lied about his age to work as an usher at a porno movie theater.
eBkn TIL In Law and Order the distinctive “thunk-thunk” sound effect used in between scenes was created by combining close to a dozen sounds, including that of a group of monks stamping on a floor.
nW4KW TIL Wild Rodents Will Run on Mouse Wheels if You Leave Them in the Woods
p8QX4 TIL As late as 1000 B.C. lions idled on the banks of the Nile—and some even lounged in palaces as domesticated pets for the royals. Very rare lion mummies discovered in Egypt, until today, only one lion mummy had been found by Egyptologists.