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TIL in 2006, Ilan Halimi, a 23-year-old French Jew, was kidnapped by an Islamist gang who thought ‘all Jews are rich,’ tortured for 3 weeks, and murdered

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78ZM TIL The total weight of all the ants on Earth is about the same as the weight of all the humans on earth.
Rvow TIL of a social experiment a teacher created in the 80s to show kids that a “New Hitler” could emerge at any time. The movie based on the true story is called The Wave.
D6mY TIL: That Abraham Lincoln faced chronic depression. He would not carry knives for fear he would use them on himself.
vPawR TIL actor Telly Savalas won a spelling bee in 1934 but due to an oversight, he did not receive his prize until 1991, when it was awarded to him by the Boston Harold and the school principal
8eMvK TIL Jimmy Carter is the only US president who has reported seeing an UFO