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TIL the ‘church’ of Scientology has its own prison

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0pXA TIL That the Beastie Boys first album was hardcore punk rock, and that after Mike D appeared on stage with a VW emblem attached to a large chain worn as a necklace, it started a rash of thefts of VW hood ornaments because of fans trying to emulate him.
RaMa TIL in India, in order to promote lower birth rates, authorities have created a sterilization lottery. Individuals that volunteer to be sterilized are given 600 rupees and their names are put into a lottery to win televisions, motorcycles, food processors, and the grand prize, a Tata Nano.
wGlE TIL Scandinavians have a right to travel freely across their countries including camping on others privately owned property
WrN4 TIL that there’s a ghost city in Cyprus that no one has been allowed to enter for over 35 years.
glnA TIL When Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau found out Nixon called him an “asshole”, he replied “I’ve been called worse things by better people.”