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TIL Joseph Stalin, a man who personally signed the death warrants of 40,000 people, was nominated twice for the Nobel peace prize

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OoG8e TIL Keiko the Orca, of Free Willy fame, died after only about a year and a half after being fully released due to a failure to adapt to life in the wild. The project to free him cost roughly US$20 million.
1aO0r TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.
kJwxE TIL: "Star Jelly" - The mysterious translucent substance (aka astromyxin) discovered after meteor showers. It's believed to be a gel-like residue formed from meteor disintegration.
4kAVa TIL that there is a role in system of Bosnia and Herzegovina that has the power to remove public officials from office and pass laws, although it's exclusively held by foreigners
6EgPm TIL the budget for US military bands is 3x that of the NEA