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TIL that 40% of Palestinians support suicide bombings against civilians as long as its in “defense of islam”

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xvJb TIL that more people die from auto-erotic asphyxiation than from assault rifles
Y7Mnx TIL of Mrs Chippy, a ship's cat aboard the Endurance during Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition. After Shackleton drove the ship into an ice-locked position, stranding everyone on the ice, he ordered the cat and several dogs shot because they were "weak".
wLNRY TIL Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who served a life sentence for killing a federal judge.
VMMdZ You’re watching a movie. A dog and his human companions run through a battlefield, dodging gunfire and explosions. Be honest: you’re more concerned that the dog will perish, not the people, right?
MZgB TIL That the during the official opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1932 a man on horseback cut the ribbon with his sword, upstaging the senior politician who was supposed to cut it.