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TIL the Afghan boy made famous by his makeshift Lionel Messi football jersey in 2016 later had to flee his home when the Taliban came after him by name, leaving behind the signed jersey and ball he received from the football star.

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KY0pQ TIL most American households don't have an electric kettle.
GY7GG TIL, that in 1917, British forces were not ready for a head on assault of Jerusalem, so British intelligence created a plan where cigarettes would be air dropped by recon planes for the Ottomans everyday up until the day of the assault, where they instead dosed all the cigarettes with opium.
8ekyb TIL NBA player Tony Snell is the only player to ever register a 50-50-100 season (min. 100 attempts) in 2021.
vPaGD TIL of Kyle Maynard, an American speaker, author and mixed martial arts athlete, known for becoming the first quadruple amputee to ascend Mount Kilimanjaro without the aid of prosthetics.
0dEPN TIL that different jurisdictions have different rules on drunk-driving a Zamboni. Driving a Zamboni while drunk in North Dakota may lead to jail time, but in New Jersey a judge has ruled that this would not be a DUI.