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TIL that Google Earth is censored by the Dutch goverment in an unique way.

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e0NXb TIL the Japanese version of "to split hairs" literally translates to "fart-logic."
O5VR TIL a young Charlie Wilson’s dog was killed by a next door neighbor who was running for city council by mixing crushed glass into the dog’s food. Charlie Wilson retaliated by driving 96 poor black voters to the polls ultimately causing his neighbor to lose the election.
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WkA98 TIL that during a flight of the Hindenburg over the UK a parcel was thrown overboard and found in West Yorkshire. It contained flowers, a small silver Cross, and a note requesting they be delivered to a passenger's brother's grave
nEo9 TIL Star Trek hyposprays were invented to get around NBC’s ban on showing syringes on television.