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TIL a Florida brewery created edible six-pack rings that feed animals instead of killing them

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Br84D TIL about Juan Pujol García, a double agent who tricked German leaders about the date and location of the invasion of Normandy which lead to its success. He was notable for having received distinction from both sides; the Iron Cross from the Nazis and membership of the Order of the British Empire
OoNA4 TIL of a Bronx cop who was sentenced to a minimum of 12 1/2 years for drug and robbery charges.
6ENLl TIL During his 2009 TED talk, Bill Gates opened a jar of mosquitoes saying “Malaria is spread by mosquitoes. I brought some… I’ll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected” and waited for about a minute before telling the audience that the bugs were malaria-free.
wbG7 TIL that prior to D-Day, the largest naval landing in world history was Caesar’s invasion of Britain in 54 BC.
epVAL TIL that Al Pacino boycotted the 45th academy awards in 1973, because despite having more screen time than Marlon Brando, he was nominated for best supporting actor and not best actor.