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TIL that the detonation of a suicide vest will often peel the face off the bomber and launch it, intact, away from the blast. This can be very helpful in identifying the bomber.

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gJQA TIL that Queen Elizabeth II had to use ration coupons to buy the material for her wedding gown
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ADy54 TIL of the Belmonte Jews, a Jewish community in Portugal that went into hiding during the inquisition in the 15th century, and remained undiscovered by the outside world until the 20th century. Until then, they believed they were the only Jews in the world.
570P TIL an Austrian, claiming to be a member of The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, successfully convinced his gov’t that he had to wear a pasta strainer on his head for his driver’s license photo because it was his “religious headgear”. The gov’t made him undergo a psychiatric evaluation first.
W7GRB TIL that the Franchi SPAS 12, one of the most iconic movie guns and a staple in countless video games, has not been in production for 24 years and due to this and a temporary import ban to the US (1989 -2004), is actually highly sought after and quite expensive.