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TIL that Alaska Airlines does not know the identity of the smiling man on the tail of its aircraft.

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leZG TIL that speaking Kurdish in public was illegal in Turkey in the 90s
a08L TIL that Cheryl Bentov, the woman who seduced Mordechai Vanunu into going with her to Italy where he was subsequently kidnapped, transported to Israel to face a secret trial and sentenced to 18 years in prison, works as a real estate agent in Longwood, Florida.
jeVM TIL in the 80s, when Al Gore’s wife ‘Tipper’ and her PMRC organization instituted a nation-wide campaign to sensor rock music in the US, Jello Biafa from the Dead Kennedys confronted her on the Oprah show and quite eloquently presented a case for Freedom of Speech in music.
rN9Je TIL about ninja rocks, small ceramic shards that are (were) used in car burglary. These small shards instantly shatter a car's window, making it easy to steal them.
kJ0E1 TIL Rolex is owned by a charitable foundation and pays no corporate tax