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TIL the killer of Malcom X is still alive and out of prison.

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LkQRd The first-ever 2017 Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) was held in Raleigh on Nov. 9 and 10, featuring some of the big names in round-Earth denial. Many flat-Earthers believe the Earth is a disc surrounded by an ice wall.
QNEXk TIL In March 2021 Facebook suddenly removed the page for Bitche, the capital of Pays de Bitche, France. After complaints Facebook restored the page and apologized to the town.
awlBb TIL that Sigmund Freud believed that addictions to substances such as cocaine and tobacco were excellent substitutes for masturbation, which he considered "the one great habit."
JY80k TIL Warren Zevon's famous "Werewolves of London" was the product of Phil Everly jokingly telling Zevon to adapt the title of the film Werewolf of London into a song and dance craze. Zevon and others wrote the song in 15 minutes
1an97 TIL Draconian laws are named after the 1st Greek legislator, Draco, who meted out severe punishment for very minor offenses. These included enforced slavery for any debtor whose status was lower than that of his creditor and the death sentence for stealing a cabbage.