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TIL The entire nation of Qatar has the same IP address

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5Y9YP TIL Mohammed V, Sultan of Morocco during the Vichy regime, protected Moroccan Jews from being deported or killed during WWII. The Moroccan Jewish population was essentially in tact at the end of the war.
k4dd TIL MI6 once hacked into an Al Qaeda website and replaced bomb making instructions with a recipe for cupcakes
jNGpX TIL coffee was so important in Turkish culture that under 15th-century law, a woman had the freedom to divorce her husband if he did not provide her with enough coffee
awVJb TIL that during its last season, an episode of Friends cost as much to produce as an episode of Game of Throne (10 million dollars)
dDjyQ TIL The fastest anyone has ever ran 60 meters is by Su Bingtian who ran a 6.29. This was done the middle of a 100m sprint, so the official fastest 60m sprint is held by Christian Coleman at 6.34 seconds.