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TIL that in 2013 the Taliban denounced The Daily Beast for false reporting and violation of the basic rules of journalism because of an article that said they were seeking peace in Afghanistan.

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Eg0VX TIL in the 1880s-90s, the US Commission on Fisheries bred goldfish in Washington, DC, and Baltimore, and any locals who sent a request through a member of Congress would receive one, along with a glass globe to keep it in
epWeb TIL Johann Wolfgang von Goethe planned a stage sequel to Mozart's Magic Flute called "The Magic Flute Part Two."
eZPD TIL Hitachi once produced an ATM that heated bills to 200 degrees C to kill any bacteria, then ironed them before dispensing.
QNv96 TIL about Bummer and Lazarus, two stray dogs that roamed the streets of San Francisco in the early 1860s. Recognized for their unique bond and their prodigious rat-killing ability, they became a fixture of city newspapers, were exempted from local ordinances, and immortalized in cartoons.
XE07E TIL a South African political party formed in 2008 under the name "The National Party". This just happens to be the same name as the party famous for establishing Apartheid in South Africa. The party claims to have no relation to the original National Party of Apartheid.