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TIL There were more than 600 assassination attempts against Fidel Castro

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ADppB TIL due to a typo the wrong type of kitty litter was used during a nuclear materials containment. This caused an explosion and more than $2B in cleanup.
914r TIL that potential heirs to the throne of the Ottoman Empire, when born, were kept in a “cage” until they assumed the throne, resulting in many kings to be crazed uneducated madmen.
nnBW TIL that the SR-71 Blackbird was never hit by the over 4,000 missiles fired at it during its 25-year service. The SOP was to accelerate to faster than the missile could catch up with it.
ne9bB TIL Opossums are only pregnant for 11-13 days and they can give birth to over 20 babies.
VM770 TIL that Captain America actually "took part" in the Second World War since the character was used as propaganda to motivate people into buying war bonds