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TIL during WW2, a fake town was built to disguise the Boeing plant that was building B17 bombers.

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X04Br TIL that sex trafficker Andrew Tate’s father was an international chess master
Q1Xk TIL that the Rolling Stones were so impressed with the backup singer’s voice in “gimme shelter” that you can hear them hooting in the background. They kept it in the studio recording as well.
ZjkY TIL of Patrice Désilets, the lead creator of the Assassin’s Creed Series, who was fired from Ubisoft twice, with the second after he started work at a new game stuido. Ubisoft bought the studio and fired him for no legitimate reason.
l7KyG TIL about Christopher Boodram, the lone survivor of the 2022 Paria diving tragedy. Chris and his crew mates were sucked into a 30 inch diameter pipeline in the North Sea. Chris’ body lasted 35 minutes on a 6 minute emergency tank.
7r907 TIL in 2009 the Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed their name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin because, in the 30 years since its founding, WTF took on new meaning.