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TIL Kars4Kids donations go to a Jewish charity that sends kids on heritage trips to Israel

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ndDW TIL that the ‘Chinese Fire Drill’ was coined when a British officer miscommunicated instructions to his Chines crew, resulting in them pulling water from the starboard side and immediately dumping it on the port side, completely bypassing the 'putting out the fire’ step.
D1DMY TIL That the Euro EUR (€) was introduced virtually in 1999 but physical notes and coins only entered the market in 2002. This gave me a heart attack after posting this video (Video is OC) [Video Source: Investing.com]
ANJZn TIL that (one of) the oldest surviving depiction(s) of Jesus is a piece of graffiti from about 200 AD, mocking a man worshipping a figure on a cross with a donkey head.
Xl9R TIL of The Hole: a facility operated by the Church of Scientology in California. The Tampa Bay Times described it as “a place of confinement and humiliation where Scientology’s management culture…grew extreme.” It has been described by ex-members comparable to that of a North Korean death camp.
LkeZ0 TIL that a 56-year-old grandmother's son had entered a competition to win a replica of a GTA Banshee on her behalf, making her the legal owner. She later sold it for $45k.