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TIL there is a rainforest in Iran!

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ep7ZD TIL extortion rings called "The Black Hand Society" were once found in major cities across America in the early 1900s, named for the distinctive signature often left on their threat letters - a hand imprinted or drawn in thick black ink.
j6XDN TIL Siri was initially a standalone AI app that Apple acquired in 2011
N7RX6 TIL up to half of marathon runners develop symptoms relating to their gastro-intestines, anything from minor stomach cramps & diarrhoea, to a fatal ischemic bowel
78aO TIL the blind get a 50% discount on TV licenses in the UK
JYbn4 TIL of the Battle of Empel, deemed a miracle in its time: stranded Spanish troops were surrounded by a Dutch fleet. After finding a painting representing Virgin Mary while digging trenches by a church, the river rapidly froze that night, allowing the Spanish to attack the Dutch and burn their ships.