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TIL The Church of Scientology carried out or planned several covert coordinated attacks against an investigative reporter, which included framing her for a bombing, having her committed to a mental institution, and shooting her.

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K9PR TIL That the first recorded US College Streaker was a Washington College senior named George William Crump and he ran naked through Lexington in 1804. He was suspended, and went on to become a congressman.
ANoGg TIL I learned that one of the people who is first credited with the ideas for a home mortgage and home insurance policy, as well as being an early outspoken proponent of paper currency, was named If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned before renaming himself Nicholas Barbon
XE5NQ TIL after "Rocky IV," a joke circulated around Hollywood that Rocky had run out of earthly opponents and would have to fight an alien if a fifth film was made. That joke inspired the script for "Predator."
ybMp TIL that the 442nd Infantry Regiment, composed almost entirely of Japanese-Americans whose families were interned, became the most decorated unit in the history of the US army during World War II.
BrP7d TIL that graffiti artist Banksy sought to trademark his image of a protester throwing flowers. The trademark office denied it on the grounds of him having no interest in selling his work. In the ruling they used a quote from one of Banksy's books: "copyright is for losers"