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TIL : Spiro Agnew was the highest US official to receive a felony

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4Xoyb TIL about the Nigerian Civil War, where the US, UK, and the Soviet Union were supporting the same side during the cold war, while China, France, and West Germany were supporting the other side
5VdNk TIL the first widely-reported recipe for "dishwasher fish" was presented by horror icon Vincent Price on a 1975 episode of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. He called it "a dish any fool can prepare".
N7j81 TIL that Avro, a Canadian Aircraft Company built one of the most advanced aircraft of its time, Avro Arrow. Although it was sought by British and Americans, its production was halted due to insufficient fund and all 5 prototypes were destroyed.
YpbnP TIL Philips has a record label subsidiary. One artist that it produced for was Elton John’s singles from 1968 to 1970. Another artist was The Singing Nun’s “Dominique” which played frequently in the US anthology series “American Horror Story: Asylum”.
jPYv TIL Bacon affects the brain the same way as cocaine and heroin, overloading pleasure centers in the brain and requiring increasing amounts to be satisfied.