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TIL Nikola Tesla claimed to have invented a death ray capable of destroying entire armies.

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6m78 TILthat two men have been missing over a decade after being arrested but not booked in by the same police officer in Florida.
W71l8 TIL Ethiopians eat raw meat at family and festive occasions despite the health risks. Eating raw meat started during times of war. Fighters hiding in the mountains would have exposed themselves by making fire & so ate their meat raw.
kOQg TIL AAA doesn’t care if you sign up for their membership on the side of the road… and that’s usually cheaper than calling a tow truck.
a8wdA TIL astronomers have found an exoplanet with rings similar to Saturn
x64po TIL Ibn Baz, who was the most senior Islamic figure in Saudi Arabia between 1993 and 1999, claimed the Sun orbits the Earth.