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TIL that Family Guys broadcasted an “Osama Bin Laden trying to make it through airport security” joke, before 9/11.

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XE8Dj TIL that a capitonym is a word that changes meaning when capitalized. For instance, "China" refers to the country, while "china" refers to ceramic dinnerware.
Egev7 TIL the Purple Earth Hypothesis proposes that the Earth's surface biosphere may have appeared purple in the past due to photosynthesis at the time being based on simpler retinal instead of more complex chlorophyll
VBwR8 TIL Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, who started the persecution of Catholics, died in 1616 and for many centuries it was believed to be from over-eating tempura, a dish invented by Catholics during Lent while they were visiting Japan in 1543, which was the same year the Shogun had been born. (Maybe Cancer)
vxWj TIL Despite widespread media reporting and TIL posts, the most recent scientific evidence suggests Komodo Dragons DO NOT in fact possess or use venom, nor bacterial infection, to overcome and bring down prey. They kill through ambush attacks and laceration, resulting in trauma and heavy blood loss.
8erNV TIL, despite the band’s enduring popularity, Nirvana never had a #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.