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TIL: Kokomo isn’t a real place.

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WMZA TIL Halle Berry attended a Star Trek screening and mistook an audience member for Trek’s Klingon Michael Dorn. When the man refused to say he was Dorn, Berry became angry, stood up during the movie, screamed and stomped out.
XQMP TIL that according to the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, as a child Jesus killed a kid for throwing a rock at him, before blinding Mary and Joseph’s neighbours when they complained about the killing. He also “withered” another kid for spilling his water.
XEKKD TIL in 1967 a three way battle erupted in Laos as Burmese militia, remnants of Chinese Nationalist armies and the Royal Loa Army each attempted to capture a mule train carrying 16 tons of opium. The Loatian forces emerged victorious and later peddled the heroin to US troops in Vietnam.
mxdRy TIL there's an “Outstanding Americans by Choice” award to honor naturalized U.S. citizens who have made significant contributions to their community and country. “Recipients of this honor have demonstrated their commitment to this country and to the common civic values that unite us as Americans."
d8W0r TIL that Playboy is a major manufacturer of school girl uniforms in Japan and is used by ordinary school students. Most of them are unaware of the true nature of the brand.