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TIL the "S" in "Harry S. Truman" wasn't an abbreviation. The dude's middle name was literally just the letter S.

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wLppJ TIL FARC got tricked into giving up their most high profile hostage and 14 others. The Colombian army made up a NGO which would transfer captives by helicopter. Once aboard the chopper, the soldiers revealed the ruse and arrested the militants, freeing all hostages. Not a single shot was fired.
0dEKR TIL: Buzz Aldrin's mom's maiden name was "Moon".
ykww TIL that during the civil war, the Union counterfeited Confederate currency and deliberately gave it away in the South to cause massive inflation
vPjZ4 TIL that Double Indemnity director Billy Wilder was so frustrated with his film not winning any of its 7 Oscar nominations, that he purposely tripped Best Director winner Leo McCarey at the 1945 Academy Awards as McCarey went to accept his award
5NeD TIL Monty Python’s movie, The Life of Brian, was funded solely by George Harrison of the Beatles after EMI backed out due to the subject matter.