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TIL The church of Scientology’s sued a former member for “hate campaigning” when she offered a helpline for people negatively affected by their organization

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R7Zb6 TIL that a dispute between Serbia and Kosovo back in 2018 over electricity caused numerous digital clocks across Europe to lose a minute of time.
KGoQ TIL one of the most isolated memorials on earth was built by hand by the family members of UTA Flight 772. It took over 2 months to construct and can be seen with Google Earth.
mGPE TIL that every winter at a research station in the South Pole, 50 people are left totally isolated for 8 months. An annual tradition for the personnel is the back to back watching of the 3 “The Thing” films after the last plane has left for the winter
P6MG TIL Military units break step when marching over bridges to avoid causing a resonate wave that could collapse the structure.
nm1r TIL that according to Jack Nicholson nobody should consider being committed to a real eternal relationship until you’re through something called the 18 months infatuation circle