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TIL about how the CIA faked a vampire attack in a psy-op campaign against Philippino communist rebels.

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PMve TIL there is a thing called Black Day (April 14) in South Korea where the people who didn’t receive anything on the equivalent of valentine’s day eat black noodles and mourn being single.
8aERZ TIL the Soviet Union held elections seeking the appearance of democracy, but only one candidate appeared on the ballot. In 1949, Ivan Burylov, protested this absurd ritual by writing the word ‘Comedy’ on his secret ballot. He was sentenced to 8 years in prison camps for his 'crime’.
pvd4 TIL that the Urban Dictionary was uploaded to Watson (Jeopardy AI) and it started swearing
Wk5EX TIL what a Hanker Sore was.
9Yjjr TIL that in 2016 a research ship was named The RRS Sir David Attenborough. An internet poll to suggest the name of the ship showed the actual winner was the name "Boaty McBoatface," but the Science Minister wanted a "more suitable name" and chose a different name from the poll's choices.