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TIL that in 2007 a strict set of rules was created limiting the food that lobbyists can offer Congressmen. Lawmakers are basically only allowed to accept food on toothpicks, or bagels and muffins.

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ADgmw TIL of Operation Foxley - an Allied plan to assassinate Hitler. It wasn't put into place because Hitler proved to be such a terrible strategist that the Allies decided the war would be over sooner with him in charge.
aVQL TIL that Pres. Eisenhower warned unending conflict would allow the Military Industrial Complex to degrade American Freedom.
N717N TIL that Seneca, the Stoic philosopher defined happiness as a state where's nothing missing and you enjoying the present moment without anxious dependence upon the future.
nBVY TIL advertisers pay to have Adblock Plus show their ads
W7RPL TIL The Nazis built a rocket-powered plane: The Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet. To date, it remains the only operational rocket-powered fighter plane in world history. It was also the first plane of any type to exceed 1000 km/hr in level flight.