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TIL a British traveler in the UAE was arrested for posession of 0.003 g of marijuana. Additionally, a Swiss man is currently serving a jail sentence for having 3 poppy seeds on his shirt.

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k8E7 TIL that the most prolific serial killer in medieval europe, and possibly ever, was executed by having all of his limbs broken and threaded through the spokes of a wheel. He was kept alive and conscious on the wheel for 9 days by a daily dose of a “strong drink”.
xJ67 TIL The movie “Interstellar” used no greenscreens.
G5rQ TIL: The American company Segway sued a Chinese company for selling knockoff units, so the Chinese company acquired Segway.
E10j7 TIL that in 2002 a Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 lost both its engines mid-flight due to a severe hailstorm. Relying on only its standby instruments due to a faulty APU, the pilots successfully ditched the aircraft into a narrow and twisted portion of the Bengawan Solo River between two bridges.
GAZnJ TIL the Battle of Xiangji Temple during the An Lushan rebellion of China had one of the highest casualty counts for any one-day battle. About 130000 soldiers died, despite the battle having occurred in 757 CE.