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TIL that during war, buildings of cultural significance like museums or churches can be protected by placing a blue shield symbol which is internationally recognised.

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nYgo TIL of Leyla Mafi, a mentally disabled Iranian girl who was prostituted out by her mother and gave birth at 9, for which she was punished with public beatings and imprisonment
neg8b TIL The first published story of an abduction by extraterrestrials dates back to Stockton, California in 1896. A man claimed he and a friend encountered an attempted kidnapping by three tall, thin beings, 7 feet tall and nude, with small delicate hands and hairless except for a soft downy fur
yQjMa TIL A 4 year old boy fell and scraped his knee at the beach. Couple of weeks later a black bump started growing on his knee. When squeezed, a live snail emerged from the bump. The boy adopted the snail and named it "Turbo" after his favorite cartoon character.
XEOjQ TIL Tom Hanks never actually played the ping pong in Forrest Gump; the ball was added using CGI. Hanks and his competitor was just swatting air, timing their action to clicks.
DEjD TIL in 1978, Queen arranged for topless girls to ride bikes on stage during their live performance of “Fat Bottomed Girls” at Madison Square Garden.