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TIL that Turkey (which wants to join the EU) imprisons more journalists than China and Iran combined.

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ne6Wr TIL that the the music underneath the “Brian Islam and Brucie” cartoon in the Monty Python skit “The Refreshment Room at Bletchley” (episode 9) is “Banjoreno,” by the Dixieland Jug Blowers, and it is on YouTube and Apple Music
BgV6d TIL McDonald’s was accused of using NORAID to covertly fund the Provisional IRA. The source of these rumors was eventually traced to a CNN talk show that praised NORAID for its generous IRAs.
AD9Lx TIL of the Semmelweis reflex, a tendency to reject evidence that contradicts existing beliefs. Documented when doctors refused to wash their hands from autopsies to delivery rooms despite evidence this decreases mortality.
46Lg TIL The oldest known living organism is a 80,000 year old tree that looks like an entire forest!
Qo0k TIL: Bill Murray improvised nearly all his lines in the movie ‘KINGPIN’ and bowled the necessary 3 strikes to win the tournament at the end.