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TIL The tetragrammaton is the Biblical name of the God of Israel.

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GVnE TIL that the US embargo against Cuba (53 years so far) has been condemned by the majority of the United Nations 19 times since 1992 and is considered ILLEGAL by all nations but Israel, the Republic of Palau and the US itself
1XQX TIL The Japanese planned on declaring war on America 30 minutes before Pearl Harbor but the transcription took too long, however America had already decoded most of the declaration beforehand .
9wkWD TIL: Keeping your cell phone in your front pants pocket meaningfully reduces your testosterone and your sperm quality.
b664 TIL that when James French was executed by the electric chair in 1966, his last words were “How’s this for a headline? French fries.”
1l04 TIL Hitler requested the Shah of Iran to destroy roads and bridges so supplies wouldn’t be sent to Russia in the north, and that Hitler would rebuild these after the war once he won. The Shah refused.