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TIL the FBI maintains an 83-page glossary of Internet slang. And it is hilariously, frighteningly out of touch.

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gMkN4 TIL the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is elected by writing the names of the top three candidates, putting them in a box and having a five-year old child draw blindly one of the names.
awayL TIL of War Rugs. As carpet weaving is an important cultural practice among Afghan Turkmen they've been used to comment on political issues. Starting with the Soviet occupation, rugs began to feature military and war motives and have continued until today, with drones recently being added as a motif.
mxYP TIL when Ray Bradbury was 14, he got to know George Burns who encouraged him to write. 30 years later, Ray Bradbury got to meet Burns again to thank him.
4ynN TIL when President Chaim Weizmann died in 1952, Einstein was asked to be Israel’s second president, but he declined, stating that he had “neither the natural ability nor the experience to deal with human beings.”
Lb5P TIL that in 2007 two teams of armed intruders stormed their way into a nuclear plant used to store weapons grade uranium from South Africa’s decommissioned arsenal. The coordinated assault was thwarted by an off-duty firefighter, a plant employee, and their dog.