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TIL the two largest annual jazz festivals in the world are held in Montreal and Montreux

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kPg4 TIL that there was a Serial Killer in the US that had a $100,000 homemade torture chamber in his home he called his “toy box”. Just like the “SAW” movies, he tape recorded himself talking to the victims explaining in detail what was going to happen to them.
4kX1o TIL that when his film Uncut Gems began to receive critical acclaim, Adam Sandler threatened the world with making "the worst movie ever" if he did not receive a nomination for Best Actor at the Oscars. He was not nominated.
Xda6 TIL Israeli elementary schools tend not to use the ’+’ symbol since it looks like the Christian cross.
x607g TIL the Nazis attempted to ban the Old Testament from the Christian Bible. The Nazis believed that the Old Testament "corrupted" the Christian faith. The Reich Church likewise rejected the divinity of Christ Jesus.
9wpQQ TIL of Danette the cow that survived floating a 95km (59mi) journey down a river when she was washed out of her paddock during a flood