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TIL that Scientology staff are required to salute the dogs of leader David Miscavige as they pass by.

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lo10V TIL Polish community in the UK tried to build a memorial to commemorate the Katyn Massacre (22K Poles were killed in 1940 by the USSR), but it was rejected by successive UK governments due to Soviet’s pressure. When it was unveiled in 1976 no official government representatives showed up.
OZoY TIL the Temple liberties in the City of London, founded by the Knights Templar, are exempt from the jurisdiction of the Lord Mayor and Corporation of the City; when the LM tried to enter with his ceremonial swordbearer in 1668, students imprisoned the LM overnight and took his sword away.
npZ9 TIL In 1975, two men got a marriage license in Colorado after the clerk couldn’t find a law against it. When they applied for a spouse’s visa, the U.S. government mailed a letter saying, “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.”
69Ll8 TIL that the famous “pecan pie” dialogue from the movie “When Harry Met Sally” was entirely improvised. In fact, there’s a moment in the scene where Meg Ryan looks behind the camera at director Rob Reiner with a “what is going on?!” look on her face.
vPXAx TIL that the official multi-nation search for the doomed MH 370 aircraft was the largest and most expensive aviation search in history. 19 vessels and 345 aircraft sorties combed 4.6 million square kilometers of the Southern Indian Ocean for an approximated cost of US$155 million.