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TIL USA was involved in manipulating latin America's election last century

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b9NrZ TIL that Ice Cube’s good day rapped about in his song “good day” was calculated to be 01/20/1992. Events such as the Lakers defeating the super Sonics along with the advent of beepers “beep from Kim” all helped in narrowing on the exact date.
nm1B TIL comedian Rodney Dangerfield’s last words were a one-liner about how long he would be hospitalized for the heart-valve replacement surgery which ended with his death: “If all goes well, about a week. If not, about an hour and a half”
1aDjV TIL that Karl Blossfeldt, an early pioneer in macro photography, captured astonishing images of plants and nature at 30x magnification in the 1920s.
7WyL TIL the Atkinson Engine cycles through all four strokes in one revolution of the crankshaft.
1XwV TIL that there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.