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TIL Nancy Reagan was pro choice despite Ronald being pro life

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N7LNb TIL that the CIA made an Osama bin Laden action figure that looks like a 'Star Wars' villain to send to Pakistani and Afghani kids, because "it would help find Bin Laden"
0dXPp TIL Venus fly traps will grow their own flower stalks long in order to save the pollinator bugs from being trapped and eaten
yQjdp TIL in 1665 during the Great Plague of London, people used to fart in jars, and then inhaled those farts when the plague came, to ward off disease, according to miasma theory.
mVLR TIL there is an extinct genus of ape, Gigantopithecus blacki, which stood up to 3 metres tall, weighed as much as 540 kg and have actually been contemporary with modern humans for tens of thousands of years. (Sorry if repost)
awayL TIL of War Rugs. As carpet weaving is an important cultural practice among Afghan Turkmen they've been used to comment on political issues. Starting with the Soviet occupation, rugs began to feature military and war motives and have continued until today, with drones recently being added as a motif.