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Til Jerry Springer is British and emigrated to america

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dD7Oj TIL about Operation Cottage intended to seize the last enemy stronghold on North American soil from Japanese occupiers in 1943. By the time the island was declared secure, over 300 Allied soldiers lay dead or wounded. There were none Japanese casualties, they abandoned the island 3 weeks prior.
XEJ8X TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.
ZVG TIL the bible describes several gay relationships. Also, no bible before the 17th century says anything AGAINST homosexuality.
d8LnE TIL that the quietest room in the world is so absolutely noiseless, you can hear the beating of your heart within the deathly silence.
9OKB TIL the idiom “Jack of all trades, master of none” translates to Lithuanian as “It is impossible to shit in every bush.”