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TIL that the Knights Hospitaller, One of the many Catholic military orders that fought in the Crusades, exists today and briefly had an air force.

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mePR TIL of Shiori Ino, a Japanese college student who was murdered by her stalker. Her attempts to seek help from the police were met with rejection, as senior officers feared that having unresolved cases would “hurt their standings.”
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