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TIL of Hassan Diab who was convicted of bombing a Paris Synagogue which killed four people and is currently teaching a class called "Social Justice in Action" at Carleton University in Canada

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0O65 TIL in the 2006 World Cup final: after he was pulling his shirt, Zidane told Materazzi “If you would like my shirt, I will give it to you after the game”. Materazzi replied “I would rather have your whore of a sister”, which resulted in the subsequent headbutt that got Zidane red-carded.
p85N8 Today I learned that Eva Mozes Kor and her sister survived the Holocaust Twin Experiments. They never got to say goodbye to their family, and were the only two to survive. Instead of hating them for what they’ve put her through, Eva forgave them. She died July 4, 2019.
1aoe8 TIL a lifetime Cleveland Browns fan and season ticket holder requested in his obituary for "six Cleveland Browns pallbearers" at his funeral. His reasoning- So the Browns can let him down one last time.
6E477 TIL that SeaWorld did everything in its power to conceal the mistreatment of orcas and the killings and injuries induced by their most popular orca, Tilicum, going so far as to blame the trainers knowing full well the whales were being mistreated to the point of mental and physical degradation.
Wv88 TIL aluminum Christmas trees were popular in the 50’s and early 60’s; when the Charlie Brown Christmas special aired, sales dropped dramatically to the point where they were taken out of the market.