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TIL that a 14 year old boy named John once impersonated an MI5 agent online and "recruited" his best friend into the secret services. The initiation test was to murder... John. John became the first person in the UK to be convicted for inciting his own attempted murder.

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8QG4 TIL the phrase “cut off your nose to spite your face” refers to a group of 9th century nuns who, to avoid being raped by Viking invaders, sliced off their noses and upper lips, thus exposing the teeth and gums. It kept them from being raped - but not from being burned alive.
OG6r1 TIL that Lincoln Logs were invented by Frank Lloyd Wright’s son John, utilizing a stacking technique used by the two men during their joint design of a Japanese earthquake-proof hotel. After Frank fell out with his son and refused to pay him for his work, John patented the technique as retaliation.
wLew7 TIL that over the course of a decade, 20 dismembered human feet have been found on beaches in the Pacific Northwest -- no other types of body parts have been found.
Ejyp TIL you only need a 70% or higher to get an A in the UK. You don’t fail unless your grade is lower than 40%
KOgEa TIL Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis got to the semi-final qualification round for the American women's archery team at the 2000 Summer Olympics