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TIL Betty White is older than sliced bread

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gM0BD TIL One of the most successful KGB agents of the Cold War had the codename, Fedora. He infiltrated the UN and sabotaged the US by providing false information ie. a Fedora tip.
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YRBv TIL January 8, 1835 is the only day where the United States was completely debt free.
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