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TIL That the United States Army is officially designated as a terrorist organization by the Iranian government.

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x6oo5 TIL: The first city to honor the Twin Towers attacks with a monument was Lisbon
oE87 TIL American adults(18+) have an average of two close friends they are able to confide in with 4% of adults having none.
lLRa TIL the comedy film My Cousin Vinny is often praised by lawyers due to its accurate depiction of courtroom procedure, something very rare in films which portray trials. It is even used as a textbook example by law professors to demonstrate voir dire and cross examination.
vMPK TIL that hours before his death Edgar Allen Poe was found on the streets of Baltimore. He was incoherent, wearing another man’s clothes, and unable to explain how he got there. The cause of his death is an unsolved mystery.
bppa TIL a botched embalming job on Pope Pius XII (died 1958) caused his body to rapidly decompose while laying in state. The Vatican Swiss guards guarding the body had to be changed every 10 minutes because the awful smell caused some of them to pass out.