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TIL that around 4% of all the cheese made in a year ends up being stolen

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wLAQ1 TIL a Canadian man getting a rectal exam by his doctor at a hospital was observed by people he assumed were medical practitioners/med students. He sued the hospital and observers after learning the observers were two actors who play doctors on TV doing research for the TV series "Saving Hope."
1aBwd TIL that before military planes had guns, in WWI, pilots used to throw "grenades, and other objects -- even grappling hooks" at each other.
xV7l7 TIL Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino also known as Rafael died on his birthday, from exhaustion brought on by unceasing romantic interests.
1aRY4 TIL The flag of Bikini Atoll closely resembles the USA. It is a symbolic reminder of islanders' belief that a debt is owed by USA to their people, because the US government detonated the Castle Bravo hydrogen bomb on the island in 1954.
bEpZ TIL Rage Against The Machine was told to censor their song, “Killing In The Name” when playing it live on the BBC. They started out censoring it, but towards the end of the song “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me!” was repeated 5 times live before the BBC shut off the broadcast.