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TIL in 1979 an armed group seized Grand Mosque of Mecca, taking hostages. They were conservative islamists led by a self-proclaimed prophet.

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jN8JR TIL that a catholic altar boy born in Boston dropped out of school, came to Jamaica and then join an Ethiopian Zion Church which he further transformed into an international drug network. The organization was later indicted in Florida for smuggling over 100 tons of marijuana.
GYomj TIL that the first person to hit 25,000 subscriber milestone on YouTube was a 78 year old man.
WLMB TIL a plotline in The Simpsons episode The Crepes of Wrath is in reference to an actual event where Austrian wineries illegally adulterated thier product with an active ingredient found in anti-freeze.
d87dB TIL that there was a rumor that Stephen Hawking would deliberately run over the toes of people he didn’t like. He denied this rumor by stating it was “A Malicious rumor” and “I’ll run over anyone who repeats it”.
BrDrW TIL of the Cat’s Meat Man, who walked around in the Victorian era selling scrap meat for cats out of a cart he pushed down the street.