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TIL the CIA planned a false flag attack to justify war with Cuba but was rejected by JFK.

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VM87G TIL the record for fastest NYC - LA "Cannonball Run" drive was done in a 2016 Audi S6 modified to mimic a Ford Taurus and add a 45-gallon trunk-mounted fuel cell. The drive was done by Arne Toman and Doug Tabbutt in 25 hrs, 39 min. with average speed of 112 mph and top speed of 175.
pDWO TIL 7 years before the Philosopher’s stone, Neil Gaiman published a comic book about an English boy who finds out he’s a wizard on his 12th birthday and receivs an owl from a magical stranger.
ldr1 TIL that on this day in 1987, two Chicago tv stations were hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom.
OxwY TIL: The most decorated US regiment was a japanesse american unit. They won 18,143 awards. Served in almost every theater of war, won 21 Medals of Honor, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Stars, 4,000 Bronze Stars and 9,486 Purple Hearts.
PB7w TIL Betteridge’s Law states: “Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no.”