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TIL that Gordon Ramsay was covered in gasoline and held at gunpoint in Costa Rica while he was investigating illegal shark fin trading for a TV show

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aL6M TIL there was a terrorist organization in the late 1940s in Brazil, made up of Japanese immigrants that believed Japan had won WWII. They urged Japanese Brazilians who did not believe them to commit seppuku, and executed those who didn’t.
OoKb6 TIL that every child in the United States, regardless of disability, is entitled to a "free appropriate public education," in the "least restrictive environment." If your local school district does not propose such a program for your child, you can request a "due process hearing."
NVL1 TIL that the quietest room in the world is so quiet, you can hear your own organs work, and causes hallucinations within 30 minutes.
8XZZ TIL according to the US Flag Code “The flag should never be used as wearing apparel, bedding, or drapery”, and “No part of the flag should ever be used as a costume or athletic uniform”
8aba TIL that if you send $600 and a picture of your ass to Sylvester Stallones mom, she will predict your future.