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TIL of Capt. Harith al-Sudani. He was an Iraqi spy who infiltrated IS. He foiled 30 planned vehicle-bomb attacks & 18 suicide bombers. Once his true identity was discovered he paid the ultimate price in the line of duty.

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GYkmN TIL the writer of the Chili’s Baby Back Ribs jingle wrote it in 5 minutes, had the songwriting rights taken away from him, and has never had baby back ribs from Chili’s.
8o4G TIL There is a rare type of lava called Natrocarbonatite. It’s so cold it glows only at night. It’s black, but within hours turns white.
PApE TIL it has been estimated that 40-50% of adults in North Korea are addicted to meth.
5gyB TIL Ray Bradbury wrote a short story where a time traveling safari hunter accidentally crushes a butterfly under his boot in the Cretaceous period, thereby changing the course of history millions of years later. He wrote the story two decades before the term “Butterfly Effect” first came into use.
daDQ TIL Wayne Brady threatened to “Slap the Shit” out of Bill Maher (Article and Audio)