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TIL the British army created a special force of “Facebook warriors,” skilled in psychological operations and use of social media to engage in unconventional warfare in the information age.

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yQBew TIL, that one of the greatest composers in the world, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, was homosexual and that the Soviet and Russian government have hidden his letters that were telling about his sexual desiers until 1995 from the public. More but not all letters were published in later in 2009.
8Nab TIL That Nevada is the only state to have a “None of these Candidates” voting option for Presidential elections.
rmZW TIL God killed more than 2 million (numbered) people in the bible, while Satan killed 10
0xJp TIL that in 1780, a slave named Elizabeth Freeman essentially ended slavery in Massachusetts by suing for her freedom on the basis that the new state constitution declared that all men are born free and equal.
dm9 TIL when Matt stone and Trey Parker visited their friend (who later became the voice of Hirohito) in Beijing, the friend’s boss talked about how big American penises are and how small his penis is, and made Matt touch his penis. Also chinpokomon means penis monsters.