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TIL that NATO founded a secret organisation which would stay behind and fight a guerrilla war in case of a Soviet invasion. This same organisation was linked to multiple terrorist attacks throughout Europe.

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ReR7 TIL: After Lamb Chop’s Play-Along host Shari Lewis’ passing, her daughter began to perform with Lamb Chop to keep her character alive.
8aDpX TIL of the silver mines of Potosi or the ‘Mountain that eats men’. At one point it produced 60% of the worlds silver. The silver funded Spain’s wars and caused an economic crisis in China in the 16th Century
QJ1ke TIL that The International Kilogram, a cylinder of a platinum-iridium alloy is exactly 1 kilogram, and is locked in a vault southwest of Paris, that takes 3 keys to open. It has only been taken out on 3 separate occasions since it was created, almost 140 years ago.
XEX0R TIL that Magda and Joseph Goebbels in the last days of WWII and while confined to the Führerbunker, arranged to have all 6 of their children killed with cyanide as they slept. They believed the children would support their decision to commit suicide if they were old enough to speak for themselves.
m1NKx TIL the reason why the Declaration of Independence is so faded isn't solely its age. In the 1800s, it was placed in front of a large window in the US Patent Office for 35 years.