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TIL In the 60’s, the U.S. Department of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff wanted to kill innocent American citizens in order to frame Cuba, but JFK stopped it.

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5YBRR TIL that the infamous RMS Titanic had a near-identical sister ship called Olympic, nicknamed "Old Reliable", that was re-commissioned in WWI as a troop transport ship and was notable for having carried over 200,000 troops during the war and sinking a German u-boat by ramming into it head-on
69lGW TIL women attempt suicide more than men, but men are just more successful at it
b4y9 TIL that for $12,500 (slightly more than average funeral costs) you can have your remains launched into deep space
0wwy5 TIL: Ettie Rout, champion of men with Venereal Disease during World War One, was largely ignored by her home country New Zealand. Mention of her brought a potential £100 fine.
4B1J TIL each year the most powerful men in the world meet at Bohemian Grove in California to put on a play, practice nudism, drink, and have super secret talks. In 1942, the planning for the Manhattan Project took place at the grove, leading to the creation of the atom bomb.