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TIL the glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher

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8amg8 TIL: “Good Germans” is an ironic term, referring to German citizens during and after World War II who claimed not to have supported the Nazi regime.
XNpX TIL that coral reefs once thought completely dead from heat, bleaching, CO2 induced ocean acidification, and other stressors can recover faster than anyone thought in what’s called the Phoenix Effect
D1A5D TIL Sir Christopher Lee, who played Saruman in the Lord of the Rings movies, was the only actor to actually meet J. R. R. Tolkien personally.
VBpQZ TIL that the first commercial mobile phone, the Motorola DynaTAC 8000X, was released in 1983 and had a price tag of $3,995.
ekYJ TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part”