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VeLk TIL: All of the misleading information about Iraq and WMDs prior to American invasion came from a new, specially created unit in the Pentagon. The US Intelligence Community never claimed a connection.
JY94l TIL Gibson Guitars is missing their 1959-1960 shipping ledger and is offering a $59,000 cash reward for its return
Z8B6B TIL that Zhang Xianzhong was a leader of a peasant revolt who conquered sichuan and practically depopulated the region so thoroughly that some sources estimate that 2 million people died under his rule.
v1P9L TIL that Aaron Burr was still Vice President of the United States when he shot Alexander Hamilton and continued to perform his duties despite being wanted for murder in New Jersey and New York.
vWJK TIL Paul McCartney didn’t allow the Weird Al Yankovic “Live and Let Die” parody entitled “Chicken Pot Pie” because he is a vegetarian. Yankovic, a vegetarian himself, said he respected the decision.