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TIL in 2010 a prank show aired on Iraqi TV where fake bombs were put under celebrities cars. The celebrities were busted at checkpoints and threatened with prison time and execution.

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GYKmQ TIL, the Black Death disproportionately killed frail people. Moreover, people who lived through it lived much longer than their ancestors (many reaching ages of 70-80), not because of good health but because of their hardiness to endure diseases. This hardiness was passed on to future generations.
pYwpQ TIL about the "Raines sandwich;" an inedible piece of "food" that served as a way to bypass prohibition laws.
Wx1L TIL actor Peter Mayhew had a choice of playing Darth Vader or Chewbacca in Star Wars. He chose Chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero.
awOJo TIL that taking notes by hand, as opposed to typing on a laptop, has been found to enhance learning
0dX7p TIL of Finnegans Wake, a novel widely considered to be one of the most difficult works of western fiction. Written in a nearly incomprehensible stream-of-consciousness style, literary critics are yet to come to a unanimous agreement on who the characters are or what the plot is.