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TIL there are no laws in Victoria (Australia) that regulate truth in political advertising

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Yp6m7 TIL that during the cold war, the CIA considered air dropping over the USSR XL sized condoms labeled as medium. This was made in an attempt to make the soviets think americans where anatomically superior to them to demoralize them.
16yRV TIL the future emperor Galba was foretold he’d rule Rome one day but only as an old man; Augustus’ heir Tiberius overheard this but said that wasn’t his problem since he’d be long dead by then anyway
4yGo TIL it’s been over 30 years since we had a cooler than average month
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OGyk6 TIL David Hayter, the voice of Snake from Metal Gear Solid, was a scriptwriter for X-Men, X2, and Watchmen.