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TIL There were more than 600 assassination attempts against Fidel Castro

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1LOd TIL The crawler transport, used by NASA to move their spacecraft to the launch sites, gets about 42 ft per gallon of diesel.
ooDA TIL there is a man named “Vermin Love Supreme” who is currently a Democratic Party candidate for President. He is “known for his boot hat,” and - if elected president - promises a free pony to every American, and to make brushing teeth mandatory.
Lygm TIL that a pilot named Tommy Fitz stole a plane from a New Jersey airport in order to land on a Manhattan street. Twice. Both landings were pulled off in incredibly narrow areas, in the dark, and after a night of drinking.
69LAW TIL that Winston Churchill, was directly responsible for creating Bengal famine of 1943 which ultimately killed about 3 Million Indian Bengalis.
rM6d TIL in 2015 a bus driver in India took a nap on his bus, only to be awoken to a monkey that had climbed into the driver’s cabin & had started the engine. As the driver ran to the cabin, the monkey panicked, shifted gears & jumped out. The bus rammed 2 other buses before the driver regained control.