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TIL Iran is home to the largest population of Jews in the Middle East outside Israel.

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WNN9 TIL 14 year old Kurt Cobain announced to a school mate that he would be a superstar musician, get rich and famous, kill himself and go out in a blaze of glory like Jimmy Hendrix.
vAKx TIL that Godzilla had an adopted son named Minilla who could blow atomic smoke rings
e0NXb TIL the Japanese version of "to split hairs" literally translates to "fart-logic."
O4Be TIL A baboon was employed by the railroad as a signalman. He never once made a mistake and worked for the railroad until his death.
7DAM TIL that US Marines murdered 24 unarmed Iraqi civilians in response to an IED that killed a Marine in Haditha, Iraq. The Marine Corps reported that 15 civilians were killed by the IED, and 8 ‘insurgents’ were killed in response. Evidence showed this report to be false.