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TIL that 10 days after Islamists massacred the staff of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation announced it planned to sue Charlie Hebdo for “publishing blasphemous cartoons”

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yQowp TIL the Queen uses her purse (handbag) to send secret messages to her staff, such as swapping which shoulder it is on when she's done talking with a particular person and wants an excuse to leave the conversation.
4k6jw TIL that in 1952, in order to see who would win the main role in a film called “Viva Zapata!”, actors Marlon Brando and Anthony Quinn held a “pissing contest” in which the person who’d piss the furthest over the Rio Grande in Mexico would win the role. Marlon Brando was the champion.
OBjL TIL that there is a drug that actually causes the body to burn fat and release the energy as heat. It’s so effective that it actually causes overheating of the body, and side effects of this could include cataracts, because parts of the eyes are extremely sensitive to heat.
wor87 TIL that Iris Cummings, an American swimmer and pilot born December 21st 1920, is the last surviving athlete who competed at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. She earned her pilot's license in 1940. She was a flight instructor for almost 30 years and is now retired.
bgD7 TIL, us Canadians are so polite that we have a law that states “I’m sorry” is not an admission of guilt or liability like it is in the USA.