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TIL that Quincy Jones was eligible for membership in the Sons of Confederacy Veterans.

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Y58B TIL Ireland’s reputation for scholarship in the early medieval period was so good that many scholars traveled from Britain and the European mainland to study in Irish schools
RVr7 TIL that ‘Scientologists’ collectively won the Pigasus award, a satirical award given to those who advocate pseudoscientific theories, in 2009. They were under the category, 'Refusal to face reality’.
j6Lp TIL that after Hurricane Katrina, Six Flags New Orleans was abandoned and remains untouched [PICS]
4R8J TIL after a Soviet hostage was found dead, KGB agents castrated the nephew of the hostage taker and sent the severed organs as well as a list of other known family members to the hostage taker. The remaining Soviet hostages were quickly released.
neMLo TIL despite having had only one Nobel laureate among the population, the Faroe Islands have the most Nobel laureates per capita, as the whole territory has a population of around 50k people.