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TIL that the movie “Borat” was a huge hit in Israel, in part because Borat’s “Kazakh” lines were all actually in Hebrew

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ADYXg TIL NBA player Horace Grant kept wearing goggles, even after getting LASIK, just to make kids with glasses feel better about their eyewear
bENZ TIL In May 1830, four men armed with scissors and razors attacked a man in an attempt to shave his beard. The man fended off and wounded his attackers using a jackknife but was charged with “unprovoked assault” and spent more than a year in jail for refusing to pay a $10 fine.
NAV6 TIL that there is an environmental movement that wants humans to voluntarily stop reproducing until we go extinct. Their slogan is “May we live long and die out”
neGVB TIL Billy Joel, 71 years old, did not graduate from high school until 1992, 25 years after he left his high school, when got finally earned his missing credits. He participated, gown and all, in the grad ceremony with kids less than half his age. It's never too late.
NRDQ TIL a house right across the street from Westboro Baptist Church was intentionally bought and painted rainbow colors and hosted gay weddings to mock the infamous church