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TIL Washington Post’s movie critic said Groundhog Day would “never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress.” In 2006, the film was designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress.

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lxP5 TIL A former Israeli nuclear technician revealed details of Israel’s nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and abducted by Israeli intelligence agents.
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loLvB TIL that there is no French word for 'whiskey'
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