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TIL that there is only one Jew left in Afghanistan, Zabulon Simentov, who runs his own synagogue. The second-to-last Jew, who hated Simentov, also ran his own synagogue. The two hated interacting with each other so much that the Taliban released them after they kept fighting in custody.

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KYQK6 TIL that on April 5, 1933, Roosevelt ordered all gold coins and gold certificates in denominations of more than $100 turned in for other money. It required all persons to deliver all gold coin, gold bullion and gold certificates owned by them to the Federal Reserve by May 1 for the set price of $20.
e0Y1E TIL Ikea products are not given names like “white table” just in Swedish. They are actually given the names of people, cities, etc. It’s the equivalent of entering a Home Depot and buying a lamp named Steve and a desk named New York.
LlOZ TIL that as a 2.5 year old girl, Michelle Funk fell into a creek and was submerged for 66 minutes. When rescuers arrived she didn’t have pulse and was not breathing. 3+ hours after that, her blood was warmed. When it reached 77 degrees F. she came back to life and is still living to this day.
6wvZ TIL of John ‘Grizzly’ Adams, who died after a wound he incurred from fighting his one of his pet grizzlies left his brain tissue exposed. A monkey subsequently bit into the wound, leading to meningitis, and ultimately his death.
D1lQr TIL that Leonardo da Vinci was a wedding planner before becoming famous as a painter. The Last Supper's table layout was originally a layout he designed for the Duke of Milan's 1491 wedding.