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TIL the Quran says do not blow yourselves up.

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Ra8j TIL that a Canadian teenager once settled out of court and exchanged his domain name MikeRoweSoft.com for an xbox and games from Microsoft
mxxkP TIL Sweden accelerated it's move to become a virtual cashless society in 2009, following a massive cash heist in which criminals landed a stolen helicopter on a depot roof, entered via a skylight and used Kalashnikovs to rob $6.5 million - none of it recovered.
loOma TIL that in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U S, was fired for saying masturbation is "part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught."
Mee78 TIL in the 1930s, people were convinced to use their savings to raise and sell frogs. Problem was, no-one wanted to buy frogs.
rR7Eo TIL that the final “You’re safe now” scene in Captain Phillips was never in the script but was added on the fly and ad-libbed. The staff of the infirmary were actual crew members of the USS Bainbridge, did not know they were going to be in the movie and just reacted to Hank’s acting.