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TIL that the costume Robin Williams used as Mork on "Happy Days" was originally used in the "Star Trek" episode "The Savage Curtain"

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OoD5g TIL the US Coast Guard used to regularly receive phone calls and telegrams from concerned citizens, asking why they hadn't yet rescued the cast members of Gilligan's Island.
Yp1w7 TIL citizens who work for the CIA are officers – not agents or spies. All employees, from operations officers, to analysts, to librarians and public affairs, are considered CIA officers. The operations officers recruit well-placed human assets with access to information. These spies are agents.
9y5M TIL Nazi Field Marshal Erwin “Desert Fox” Rommel was forced on orders from Hitler to either commit suicide by cyanide pill or to have his family murdered and legacy shamed. He chose to commit suicide.
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