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TIL the green falling code in The Matrix is just loads of sushi recipes

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loZja TIL about the Sacred Band of Thebes, an elite group of Theban Greek warriors composed of 150 couples of male lovers.
1aPr4 TIL that History Channel had a show called "hunting hitler" that posited the idea that hitler escaped his bunker, and the cast of the show thought a picture of Moe Howard (one of the Three Stooges) was literally Hitler
ep6DL TIL Earth has 7 Quasi-Satellites. Quasi-Satellites are like Satellites (Moon), but their orbits lie outside the planet's Hill sphere, a region in which it dominates the attraction of satellites.
GY1dN TIL that the United States avoided the thalidomide tragedy because FDA inspector Frances Kelsey blocked its approval based on lack of safety data despite pressure from her FDA supervisors and the pharmaceutical company. Meanwhile, 10,000 thalidomide babies were born in Europe, Australia, and Japan
v1ekR TIL in 1956 two young girls who were obsessed with Elvis Presley went missing after going to see "Love Me Tender" for the 15th time. Elvis was so concerned that he issued a public appeal over the radio pleading with them to be “good Presley fans and go home and ease their mother's worries".