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TIL that, in the 1980's, Israel operated a beach resort in Sudan, which was actually a Mossad front allowing them to evacuate Sudanese and Ethiopian Jews to Israel.

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78MXZ TIL in 2007, a woman successfully appealed her case after being sentenced for breastfeeding her infant while driving on the Ohio Turnpike because her car was registered in Michigan and the judge ruled that the state law forbidding breastfeeding while driving only applied to cars registered in Ohio.
7Q0L TIL in 2012 in an event dubbed the ‘Thrilla on the Hilla’ two Canadian politicans boxed eachother for charity.
rRAm1 TIL to become the Singaporean President you must have held a government office position for at least three years, must not be a member of a political party at time of nomination, and a part of a racial group that has been unrepresented for at least 5 years among other things.
0dAyp TIL That the 1995 Sci-Fi Classic 12 Monkeys is Inspired by/Adapted from the 1962 Experimental Film La Jetée, Which is Told Almost Entirely in Still Images and Narrative Voice Over
LQdwp TIL that no (verified) person born on February 29th has ever reached their golden birthday.