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TIL Shaquille O'Neal's fifth rap album was scheduled for release on 2001/09/11 but was mysteriously abandoned

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XPV6 TIL that LifeLock, an ID protection firm, ran a promotional in which its CEO, being so confident in the service, made his Social Security Number public. This resulted in him being the victim of identity theft 13 times, in addition to a $12 million company fine for false advertising.
nNwG TIL Israel’s nuclear policy is NOT to “nuke the entire world” in the event it’s attacked. Israel’s policy is to not even comment on whether or not they have nuclear weapons, let alone what they would do with them if attacked.
LQeAd TIL the first reference to the Grinch was not in How The Grinch Stole Christmas. He first appeared in the book Scrambled Eggs Super (1953). He later appeared in a 1955 poem "The Hoobub And The Grinch", before the famous story of him was published
ZpG6o TIL that blue lights on emergency vehicles originated in Germany in WWII as part of a campaign to keep the country dark to prevent bombings since blue light couldn‘t be seen from airplanes
dxyK TIL little penguins in Australia are protected by snipers, to prevent poaching