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TIL only one person has been killed by armed police in Iceland since it became an independent republic in 1944

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awREb TIL after Universidad del Mar was closed by Chilean government due to major financial irregularities, artist Papas Fritas managed to enter its vault and burn tuition contracts amounting to $500 million, making difficult to prove students owed the university this money
OnYR TIL that you are not fully protected as a seller on eBay from buyers making fraudulent claims
jb9p TIL of a man who invented flexible glass. After the Emperor tested his claim he swore that only he knew the technique. Emperor Tiberius then had the inventor beheaded fearing that such a material would undermine the value of gold and silver.
9YPlB TIL one of the first radio communications from an aircraft in flight was "Roy, come and get this goddamn cat.”
7y0Z TIL Magic Eraser is basically just extremely fine sandpaper.