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TIL the last 2 Afghan Jews lived on opposite sides of Kabul's synagogue, both claimed ownership of the space, refused to leave fearing the other would sell it. The two fought so much over the synagogue's Torah (bible) scroll that, after each called Taliban on the other, the Taliban confiscated it.

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gMYnW TIL in October 2012, around 25 families showed up to the Nottingham Cineworld theater to watch Madagascar 3. Due to a technical error with the projector, they wound up watching the opening scene of Paranormal Activity 4 instead, causing children as young as 5-years-old to start crying as a result
e0JZE TIL European demand for wildly popular sugar sweetened beverages fueled the slave trade of the 18th century colonial economy.
6X6J TIL that the aliens from the movie franchise Alien were based off of deep sea creatures found in Earth’s oceans.
kOapm TIL Ancient weapons pre-dating the Clovis culture have been discovered in Texas - Spear points that pre-date the Clovis culture by up to 2,500 years have been discovered at the Buttermilk Creek archaeological site in Texas.
16V7X TIL the vast majority of people lose their virginity between the age of 17 and 20.