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TIL that changing another country’s weather is considered a war crime under the Geneva Convention of 1976.

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18W4 TIL Dr Jack Kevorkian was imprisoned for 8 years after performing voluntary euthanasia on patients. His tombstone reads “He sacrificed himself for everyone’s rights.”
GAXE7 TIL that the 1997 movie Batman & Robin was about a (now canceled) sequel called Batman Unchained and was originally planned to have Courtney Love or Madonna to play Harley Quinn in her live-action debut.
b9p47 TIL that when it became apparent that Israel was going to win the 1978 Eurovision Singing Contest, Jordanian TV stopped the live broadcast, showed a picture of daffodils, and later announced that Belgium had won.
x960 TIL Facebook turns over critical evidence in murder and rape cases to law enforcement, but won’t do the same for defense attorneys.
9w8Mr TIL That Killer Whales or Orcas are Dolphins