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TIL The CIA has backed 7 coups around the world

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vjVK TIL that after the death of Campus Police Officer Sean Collier at MIT, players from rival factions in the game “Ingress” created two portals at the site of his death, which are left untouched as a virtual monument.
X4ME TIL Listening to music while working out measurably improves physical performance.
NXybQ TIL about the "Cabbage Patch Kids War" of 1983, a phenomenon where parents across the United States engaged in frenzied shopping battles to secure Cabbage Patch Kids dolls for Christmas. The demand for these dolls far exceeded the supply, leading to store stampedes, fights, and even injuries.
RP17 TIL that Belgium went 589 days without forming a government between 2010-2011!
6ExNw TIL there was an unmade Seinfeld episode called The Bet. Its plot was Elaine buying a gun for protection but the cast and director hated it saying "guns aren't funny". It was the ninth episode put into production before being abandoned.