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TIL in 2009 a bird took down the Large Hadron Collider by dropping a baguette on it.

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yr4J TIL Israel has laws requiring photos of models that have been digitally retouched to be labeled as such.
neL8r TIL The Roman Empire knew about Kenya (called Azania) and were trading partners with them.
kDYW TIL the band “Twenty One Pilots” got their name from the book “All My Sons” by Arthur Miller. In the book, a man sends out faulty airplane parts and causes the death of 21 pilots in World War II
v17gx TIL Margaret Clitherow (died 1586) was executed for the crime of harboring Catholic priests, at a time when it was a capital offence by the Jesuits, etc. Act 1584. Although still pregnant with her fourth child, she was crushed to death by her own door.
oYdR TIL that in Thailand, people commonly greet each other with “Have you eaten yet?” in addition to the usual “How are you?”