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TIL the first country to recognize Greek independence was not any of the western powers, but Haiti, who alledgedly sent 25ton of Coffee beans to finance their rebellion

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gMvl4 TIL that Russell's teapot is a philosophical analogy that shows that the burden of proof, or whoever must prove a statement, lies on the person defending/making the statement rather than shifting the burden of disproof onto the person attacking/disproving the statement.
MeWjA TIL that the Ghostface mask was developed for novelty Halloween stores between the 1991/92 season by Fun World employee Brigitte Sleiertin as part of a "Fantastic Faces" series. It was eventually discovered by film producer Marianne Madalena and became the mask for the killer of the Scream films.
awnvZ TIL that on February 25, 1991 28 US soldiers died when a previously reported software glitch in the Patriot Missile system’s clock prevented it from shooting down an Iraqi SCUD missile. A software patch to fix it was released on the following day.
N77mQ TIL Inbreeding is a humongous problem in the middle east. 70% of marriages in Pakistan are between first cousins, and roughly 50% of people in the 'Arab world' are 'inbred'.
oRA4K TIL during World War II, the town of Pascagoula, Mississippi, was gripped by fear over a mysterious figure known as the “Phantom Barber.” Residents reported that an intruder would sneak into their homes at night and cut locks of hair from their heads while they slept.