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TIL that in 1970 the CIA sent an officer to Uruguay to teach their government torture techniques and methods to suppress the population. He was captured by the rebels and killed. One of the leaders of those rebels is now the president of Uruguay.

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oQar TIL that Winfield Scott (1786-1866) served as a active duty general for 53 years, longer than anyone in American history. He entered service under Thomas Jefferson and retired under Abraham Lincoln.
ExAP TIL There is Book Store that takes up a full city block in Portland, Oregon.
KOQ79 TIL when a persistent Washington DC bookstore clerk exposed Stephen King as the true author of books written under the name Richard Bachman, King's publishers sent out a press release announcing Bachman's death from "cancer of the pseudonym."
jG4a TIL of Ferdinand, the 1986 Kentucky Derby winner, who was likely turned into pet food or steaks in Japan in 2002
jMyp TIL that Joy Division/New Order bass player Peter Hook was questioned as a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper case. It turned out the band’s touring schedule was similar to the serial killer’s movements