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TIL of Godwin’s law. It states “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches one”.

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pXy8 TIL after Mao received mangoes from the Pakistani foreign minister, mangoes became a sign of loyalty to Mao. Rallies were organized honoring mangoes. Half a million people greeted mango replicas when they arrived in Chengdu. One man compared a mango to a sweet potato and was executed.
9Yk56 TIL A writer was caught for a murder only after a detective read his book about a fictional murder which contained similarities and details to the real life murder that only the killer would know about. Authorities also learned he was also planning to commit another murder to write book about
neM9r TIL that technically speaking five nations have military bases on U.S. soil: The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, The U.K. and Singapore.
6doW TIL when accused of influencing a suicide pact by backmasking the words “Do it” in one of their songs, Judas Priest said that if they wanted to insert subliminal commands, they would have preferred to insert the command “buy more of our records”.
xWd7 TIL in the Amish community you are forgiven for any crime as long as you feel bad about it