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TIL in 1991 mutinous units of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard attempted to launch missile attacks against coalition forces in Saudi Arabia to trigger an armed conflict between Iran and the United States. Regular Iranian army forces rushed to the missile battery to prevent the missiles’ firing.

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P86w TIL that The Shawshank Redemption’s director and writer, Frank Darabont, was offered $2.5 million from Rob Reiner to let him write and direct it instead, and cast Tom Cruise as Andy and Harrison Ford as Red. Darabont refused, saying that this was his “chance to do something really great.”
5Rb9 TIL Cahokia was the largest city in North America prior to the arrival of Columbus. It rivaled London at the time, and was only surpassed in the 1780’s.
J1Rdl TIL: That in 1953 the town of Neversink, New York was completely submerged underwater after dams for what would become the Neversink Reservoir were finished.
ZADR TIL There is a real meth-cook named Walter White. Currently WANTED in Alabama.
rRaW0 TIL in Asia, collecting luxury goods is considered a solid investment. Some luxury handbags increase 14.2% in value every year, a significantly higher return than the stock market.