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TIL about Mount Athos - A 336 square KM peninsula in Greece where women are prohibited by law from entering and can face up to 2 years of imprisonment if caught

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pYwwb TIL in the wake of the Mississippi Burning murders, the FBI, having no leads or informants, enlisted the help of mafia enforcer Gregory Scarpa. His kidnap and 'interrogation' of a local suspect provided the information the DOJ needed to prosecute within days.
1LJV TIL that there is one-way bullet resistant glass.
YpNEW TIL in 1995 civil engineers warned the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, S. Korea that structural failure was inevitable and it needed to be evacuated. They didn't close because it was so busy and it collapsed that day with 500+ people inside. One director left without warning his daughter in law.
wLk67 TIL Many American movie villains have British accents, specifically Queen's English, because Americans associate that accent with high intellect and low morals.
D1l7v TIL a Steely Dan is the term for a steam powered dildo, and the main inspiration for the bands name.