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TIL that the only time a federal agency has raided another is when the FBI and EPA raided the Department of Energy while investigating environmental crimes related to nuclear weapons production

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VMAN0 TIL that Mythbusters got bullied out of airing an episode on how hackable and trackable RFID chips on credit cards are, when credit card companies threatened to boycott their TV network
bmyE TIL that Katherine Hepburn [b.1907-d.2003], 12 time Academy Award nominated actress was an atheist saying once in an interview: “I am an atheist and that’s it. I believe there’s nothing we can know except that we should be kind to each other and do what we can for other people.”
D1owr TIL there is about 47.5 billion dollars on unused gift cards floating around since 2005
OGNE6 TIL about Hatohobei, a State in the Republic of Palau, that as of 2015 had a population of just 25 people, making it the least populated First Level Administrative Subdivision in the world. It has its own Constitution and elected Governor and Legislature.
5Va49 TIL Gummi Bears weren't sold in America until 1982 when Haribo opened up its American factory in Baltimore. Trolli, another German confectioner, found huge success in the American market a year earlier by introducing a gummy “worm” a candy designed to both intrigue kids and gross out their parents