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TIL that Coco Chanel the iconic French fashion designer and business woman was also a Nazi Spy. Working as a spy, Chanel was directly involved in a plan for the Third Reich to take control of Madrid.

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Lk7Pp Today I learned that,Jack Daniels died of sepsis in Lynchburg on October 9, 1911. The infection began in one of his toes, which Daniel injured one morning at work by kicking his safe in anger when he could not get it opened. (It was rumored that he would often times forget the safe combination.)
nW57 TIL that contrary to popular belief, Goldfish do not have three second memories. Infact, tests have shown that they have a memory greater than three months.
LkM6Q TIL that former Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff Baxter is also a missile defense consultant for the United States government
v1DEB TIL the Amundsen-Scott station at the geographic South Pole has a basketball court, gym, music room, craft room, library, sauna, and two TV/movie lounges.
b95k4 TIL in addition to the more familiar AMBER Alert, Texas has two additional codes: CLEAR Alerts for abducted adults between 18-64 and Camo Alerts for missing active duty military or veterans with mental illness and/or injuries.