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TIL if you are Jewish and 18-26 years old, you are entitled to a free 10 day trip to Israel

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b646E TIL: Osama Bin Laden's father had over 20 wives, and fathered over 50 children
Eg0b7 TIL that during WWII the British submarine HMS Trident had a reindeer doe onboard named Pollyanna. An unexpected gift from the Soviet Union, Pollyanna reportedly adapted well to life onboard, ate several maps, and eventually survived the war to live out the rest of her life in a British zoo.
E1kyw TIL of the Folk Nation, a gang alliance created in 1978 in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The alliance is now found nationally, and their main rival is the People Nation, another alliance from 1970s Chicago.
59gp TIL Michelin Man is white because before 1912, tires were grey-white or beige color. In 1912, carbon was added as a preservative and strengthener, changing the tire color to black.
9GEX TIL of a bar in New Mexico opened in 1896. At one point it was owned by a Justice of the Peace who held court there and jailed the guilty in the back. During prohibition, it ran as a pool hall with a secret trap door leading to the speakeasy in the basement. The Capitol Bar remains open to this day!