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TIL - In the cold war, US, UK, FR intelligence deprived the Soviets in East German of Toilet paper so they would resort using official documents to wipe. Operation Tamarisk was great success.

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1m1W TIL of Godwin’s law, which claims that any online discussion that goes on long enough will eventually lead to an individual comparing someone or something to Adolf Hitler.
69Gw TIL Minnesota National Guard has a military exchange partnership with Norway, the longest ever running between two nations
gr5oD TIL there was a second attack on Pearl Harbor in March of 1942
pYNKN TIL it was common practice to use dynamite to break apart chunks of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive chemical fertilizer.
GYxrG TIL the Bull Arab originates from Australia and is commonly called the Australian Pig Dog since they were originally developed to hunt and hold pigs pinned to the ground by the ear. Currently, its breed status is not recognized as a breed by any major kennel club.