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TIL in 1977, the Church of Scientology tried to assassinate an author who was critical of them.

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xVBRo TIL that an antibullying campaign by UK radio "Radio 1" gave out blue wristbands for people to pledge their support. Pupils who wore these wristbands soon after got bullied themselves.
AD85g TIL of a natural phenomenon called radiative cooling which the ancient Persians exploited to create ice, even when temperatures were above freezing
loBm1 TIL The Indian village of Meghalaya, the wettest place on Earth, has trained branches of rubber trees to create natural bridges over rainy valleys.
0bnA TIL that during his burglary career, Malcom X played Russian roulette with himself, pulling the trigger three times to prove to his partners he wasn’t afraid to die. He later revealed in his autobiography that he palmed the round.
kOoG5 TIL that Russia consumes about 12% of the world’s heroin, while it contains just 0.5% of the world’s population.