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TIL Fidel Castro claimed he survived 634 assassination attempts by the CIA

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Wkd5d TIL JFK’s senior thesis, which defends Britain’s pre-WWII actions, actions JFK’s father, Ambassador to Britain at the time, supported, sold 80000 copies. Political theorist Harold Laski declined writing a foreword, stating the book was immature and only being published because of the writer's father
4XjQ6 TIL about Diggerland USA. It's an amusement park that has multiple locations around the world and offers not only standard amusement park fare like rides and food, it also allows young people to actually operate heavy machinery like bull dozers, excavators, and more.
M7Qx0 TIL on 1962, Mississippi Senate expressed its "complete, entire and utter contempt for the Kennedy administration and its puppet courts" about the integration of Ole Miss, when protesting against the admission of James Meredith
v1DP7 TIL that cheetahs are so instinctively shy animals, especially in captivity, that they even fail to procreate. And so for years, conservationists have been giving cheetahs emotional support dogs who are raised with them and help them socialise and reduce anxiety.
Zpp94 TIL that Liechtenstein granted women the right to vote in national elections in 1984 through a male only referendum which passed with 51% of voters in favor and 49% opposed.