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TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island

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oRAv8 TIL Freddy Kruger was originally going to be played by veteran British actor David Warner.
xAM5 TIL that there is a man who stomped on someone’s face while wearing Air Jordans. He is suing NIKE for failure to warn him that they could be considered dangerous weapons.
KYoME TIL in 2012, a group of Mexican scientists intentionally crashed a plane to see which seats have the most chance of survival
wLj9J TIL about Operation Northwoods which was a false flag operation signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff intended to kill innocent Americans and start a war with Cuba. It was rejected by President Kennedy.
a87YM TIL that the constitution of Ancient Sparta (the "Great Rhetra") was simultaneously a state secret kept in text by the oracle of Delphi, as well as verbal and illegal for anyone to write down.