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TIL that Scientology has its own prison called “The Hole” where Scientology executives are sent for months or even years of confinement, manual labor and humiliation.

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d8k1Z TIL a golden chamber with ultra-sensitive lightbulbs is buried under a mountain in Japan and contains water so pure that it can be corrosive and dissolve metal- and it's helping scientists detect neutrinos from dying stars.
R7Klj TIL Casio was widely accused of false advertising after launching an ad where a hockey player used a g shock as a puck to demonstrate its toughness. However once a TV news channel replicated and verified the ads authenticity it gained popularity amongst the general public.
XEbaP TIL Ken Eto (衛藤 健 Etō Ken; October 19, 1919 – January 23, 2004), also known as Tokyo Joe, was a Japanese-American mobster with the Chicago Outfit and eventually an FBI informant. He survived a botched assassination, where he was shot three times in the head.
OxnX TIL that, in July 1996, a British nursery teacher saved a classroom of children from an attacker with a machete. She was awarded with the George Medal, the second-highest honour that a civilian can receive, the following year.
6xOW TIL that in the siege of Weinsberg, a surrender granted the women the freedom to leave unharmed with whatever they could carry. Thinking quickly, the women carried their men on their backs to safety.