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TIL about Life After Hate, an organization that helps people break free from violent extremism

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1YnV TIL the bad grammar and spelling errors found in scam emails & phishing attempts from Nigerian princes (etc) is done on purpose; spell checkers are intentionally not used: Research from Microsoft suggests that email scammers maximise profits by entrapping only the most gullible who overlook spelling
W7NvA TIL Spongebob Squarepants theme song was written by Avril Lavigne, also it was once performed live on stage by Slipknot's Corey Taylor
EVKd TIL Egypt sued the Jews for the property they “borrowed” before the exodus in the court of Alexander the great the jews countersued for 400+ years of unpaid wages for 600,000 men and the egyptians promptly dropped the case
BrxLx TIL that because Iceland is a remote country with a population of 320,000 where most everyone is distantly related, Icelanders have a special dating app that warns them if a potential partner is too closely related
6ErgJ TIL Cryovolcanoes are volcanoes that erupt water, ammonia, or methane. They don't exist on Earth, but they are present on colder planets and moons like Pluto and Ceres.