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TIL that when Columbia caught their secret police agencies abusing their power and breaking the law they disbanded them.

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4X6Jb TIL that the iconic 'Bass' line from "Seven Nation Army" isn't played on a bass guitar, but instead on a semi-acoustic guitar electronically lowered an octive.
mxnkv TIL Language of Jesus (Western neo - Aramaic) is now only spoken in three villages in Syria (Maaloula, Jubb'adin and Bakhah) and is getting extinct.
wKrW TIL that this week was the first time American Airlines has hired a flight attendant since 9/11
D1Emr TIL that some species of turtle can breathe through their butt. When hibernating under ice-covered water, the turtles cannot come up to breathe. Since their metabolism is so slow in winter, they don't need much oxygen, so they are able to obtain it by sucking water into the cloaca.
QG6a TIL more Americans live in Mexico City than Wyoming.