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TIL that it is illegal to deny the Holocaust in many European countries such as Germany

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N7YkM TIL that you're not supposed to rinse with water straight after toothbrushing as it'll wash away the concentrated fluoride in the remaining toothpaste. This dilutes it and reduces its preventative effects.
xVeDb TIL that the difference between farther and further is that "farther" refers to an actual physical distance, while "further" is used in a distance that cannot be really observed and measured. For example "He furthered his education", and "The homes were farther apart ".
wLYYM TIL that when the NFL football team Seattle Seahawks invited a retired 4 star general to their facility, Seattles head coach Pete Carroll blitzed him with questions about whether the 9/11 attacks “had been planned or faked” by the government.
NXbEN TIL The chief executive of Royal Albert Hall was furious about The Beatles lyric stating, "the wrong-headed assumption that there are four thousand holes in our auditorium threatened to destroy its business overnight."
bNYQ TIL China hacked into the US military network using infected PDF files and Internet Explorer vulnerabilities to steal information about the military drone fleet