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TIL Operation CHAOS was a domestic espionage project conducted by the CIA to spy on the student antiwar movement

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j69EM TIL that the average chocolate bar contains 30 insect fragments due to unavoidable contamination — in the US, the FDA sets limits to the numbers allowed per food item (in chocolate, max. 60 insect fragments and 1 rodent hair per 100g)
b9gxp TIL that most of the flight team responsible for the Voyager spacecraft have had their jobs since the 1980s; the team's lead scientist is 81 years old
1a06O TIL: Gigantopithecus blacki was the largest ape ever recorded. The first fossils were discovered after being on sale in a pharmacist in Hong Kong, listed as, "dragon bones/teeth". It's estimated that they weighed between 300 - 500kg and reached 3m in height.
ZpGdR TIL that "Antelope" is not a term for a specific african animal, but a common collective name for several species of horned animals, some of which are not closely related.
LkGWP TIL that not only does Japan have the lowest sexual frequency in the world, it is also the only country where the percentage of people who are not happy with their sex life is higher than that of those who are.