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TIL: there is a travel agency that will help you go to Somalia called Mogadishu Adventure. They promise to take you to Liido Beach and the Black Hawk Down site. They provide a full security detail and you get to stay at the airport hotel which has never been infiltrated by El-Shabaab.

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WeRd TIL James Huberty called a mental health clinic, left his name, and waited for hours for them to return his call. His name was written down as “Shouberty” and the call was a non crisis because Huberty was so polite. 1 day later he carried out one of Americas worst rampage killings.
GYDlG TIL of Charles Bliss, who invented Blissymbols- a universal written language. It was a total flop, until in 1965 he discovered it was being used to communicate with kids with cerebral palsy. He promptly sued the small organization using it because they had made changes to aid in communication.
GApY1 TIL that Héctor Castro, an Uruguayan footballer, won the 1930 World Cup with an amputated right forearm. He accidentally amputated his right forearm while using an electric saw aged 13.
4XD5b TIL Back in 1970, the average internal temperature of a home in the UK in the winter months was 12°C (53°F)
7rx0p TIL that only 4 out of 10 households have completed their Census form.