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TIL the ‘church’ of Scientology has its own prison

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p8oVN TIL about Silver Star recipient SFC Alwyn Cashe. SFC Cashe was injured and soaked with fuel after a complex ambush in the Iraq. He entered a burning vehicle three times and pulled six soldiers to their safety. SFC Cashe received burns on 75% of his body, injuries he eventually succumbed to.
BrDWb TIL about the oldest living elephant - Vatsala, living at an Elephant camp in a Tiger Reserve. At 105, she has lived for more than double the age of an average Asian Elephant. Though loosing her vision to Cataract, she has been able to navigate using her trunk and support from her herd members
Ov9L TIL that English adjectives have a specific order - Opinion, Size, Physical Quality, Shape, Age, Colour, Origin, Material, Type, Purpose
4kVdb TIL Stalin secretly helped write Poland's 1952 constitution
R5kWl TIL that Australia's longest serving aircraft carrier never fired a shot in anger during her service, but did kill over 150 Allied soldiers in two separate accidental ramming incidents