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TIL that the War of the Golden Stool was fought because a European governor wanted to sit on a sacred stool.

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KO0yR TIL about South Park episode 201. In it, Tom Cruise attempted to steal Muhammad’s immunity to satire. It ended with Kyle realizing that the best way to block parody was through threats of violence. The episode was censored due to bomb threats from Muslim activists, and Kyle’s revelation was removed.
Ool1g TIL that there are submarine Aircraft Carriers. Japan employed the I-400 class during WW2, and they could carry up to 3 bombers, in addition to 8 torpedo launchers & abti-aircraft guns. These submarines were twice as big as any ordinary subs of the time.
d0A8 TIL the original purpose of Carroll’s nonsense poem “Jabberwocky” was to satirize both pretentious verse and ignorant literary critics… and now it’s studied in schools.
R1Nw TIL: Nelly has sent two kids to college every year for the past 10 years.
PYOJw TIL a British company sold 1500 magic bomb-detecting dowsing rods to Iraq in 2008 and 2009, for more than £50 million.