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TIL of Mordechai Vanunu, who exposed Israel’s nuclear program in 1986. The Israeli gov’t then kidnapped him in Rome, held a secret trial, and jailed him for 18 years (11 in solitary). He’s famous as a whistleblower, but Israel calls him a traitor.

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GYWXE TIL Canada has banned members of the Westboro Baptist Church from entering their country due to hate speech.
jNrXE TIL of Wichard von Alvensleben, a German Wehrmacht Officer who, in 1945, commanded his soldiers to protect 140 Allied POWs from being executed by the SS. The POWs were then set free.
YpKeG TIL Jeff Bezos was Time Magazines Man of the Year in 1999
yVMZp TIL there is a small and salty pond in Antarctica. With a salinity level of 45.8%, the pond is 1.3 times saltier than the Dead Sea. Due to its saltiness, the water does not begin to freeze until temperatures fall below -50 C ( -58 F)
eL0D TIL in the extinct Australian language Mbabaram, the word for dog is ‘dog’. This is purely a coincidence and there is no relation between the words