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TIL the Church of Scientology have argued in court several times that their policy of intimidation and harassment of "enemies of Scientology" should be considered a Constitutionally-protected "core practice" of Scientology

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jNLLv TIL during the filming of the original pilot of Game of Thrones, the Danny/Drogo sex scene was filmed outside with their horses behind them. They had to stop the scene because people on set started laughing. Turns out one of the horses got turned on and their giant horse boner was on camera.
oRVQo TIL a man had purchased a $2 tintype photograph at an antique shop, only to uncover its astonishing secret – it was an exceedingly rare image of Billy the Kid, making it just the second known photograph in existence of the iconic outlaw. The tintype photograph has since been appraised at $5 million.
VM8Q0 TIL Ray Kroc, who purchased and created the McDonalds business as we know it, was friends with Walt Disney. They'd met in World War I where they drove Red Cross Ambulances together. Both had lied about their age to join the service.
VZpp TIL that comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 collided with Jupiter in 1994, after being broken apart from Jupiter’s tidal gravity. One fragment struck the planet’s surface with the estimated energy of 6 million megatons of TNT (600 times the world’s nuclear arsenal) and created a dark spot over 12,000 km across.
gMkmA TIL that singer Kirsty MacColl died a hero. While in Mexico, a speedboat was heading right at her and her son. She managed to push her 15 year old son out of the way just in time, but was runover in the process. She was killed instantly.