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TIL details from the plot of 1996 Nicolas Cage thriller The Rock was used by an intelligence agent to fabricate evidence for false WMD intelligence and aided in the case for the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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1a5yX TIL of Charles Lightoller, the most senior officer to survive the Titanic, who forced men to leave the lifeboats at gunpoint so only women and children could board. He was then pinned underwater for some time, until a blast of hot air from the ventilator blew him to the surface.
dBdQ TIL The word unicorn is the in the king james bible 9 times
OGyl7 TIL that more people have stood on the moon than have walked the entire length of the Grand Canyon
Ay6B TIL many police stations and law enforcement agencies are SafeTrade stations: Safe exchange locations for meetup, pickup or drop off points to reduce Craigslist crime and other online transactions for those meeting in person.
GALWj TIL that there was a person known as Kamehameha the Great who was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and he also is the namesake of Goku's signature move from anime Dragon Ball