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TIL that the Jews have been kicked out of 109 nations since 250AD

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pY5vQ TIL the Beatles went by 'Johnny and the Moondogs' for a short period of time in 1959. The name was never used seriously, mainly seen on bootlegs created as a joke.
9YGAB TIL about Job Maseko, a Black South African volunteer soldier, who sunk Nazi ship using IED made from tin and stolen gunpowder during his time at POW camp in North Africa
Wjw9 TIL Keiko, the orca who starred in Free Willy was released in the wild in July of 2002 after being in captivity for 23 years. A few weeks after his release, he showed up at a Norwegian fjord in hopes of seeking human contact and would even give children rides on his back.
PxOE TIL that some people use live pigs to practice tattooing on. After the pigs die, one man sells their tattooed skin.
GAD85 TIL Harrison Ford has only played the villain once in his 50+ year film career: the thriller "What Lies Beneath" released in 2000, co-starring Michelle Pfeiffer.