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TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.

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Me9oB TIL that Harlingten, Texas has the highest number of households without internet access (30.20%) in the U.S. Gary, Indiana is a close second at 29.30%.
kOLj1 TIL at least 749 American servicemen were killed in England, April 1944, during large-scale rehearsals for D-Day. Rumoured 450 friendly fire deaths were followed the next day with 749 deaths by attacking E-boats. The incident was under the strictest secrecy and was only nominally reported afterwards
axRy TIL Chattanooga broadcast legend Luther Masingill is the only announcer to have reported over the air both the attack on Pearl Harbor and the attacks of 9/11.
16bpW TIL of the courtesy flag - a small national maritime flag of the host country, flown by ships when entering a nation's territorial waters for the first time.
Zk5p TIL Neanderthals had much better teeth than humans due to having an almost entirely carbohydrate free diet.