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TIL President Nixon interfered with Vietnamese peace talks in order to get elected.

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KOvB9 TIL that potatoes and onions shouldn't be stored together because onions emit ethylene gas that spoils potatoes.
woPEP TIL Greeks put up protective magic hermai - stone block bearded male heads with genitals "at the appropriate height" - marked crossings, boundaries, outside houses and at public buildings, and were also signposts with distances. Outside Athenian homes hermai were rubbed with olive oil for good luck.
1VW8 TIL that meat imported into the U.S. is not tested to see if it contains horse meat even though there is evidence that horse meat is being shipped through U.S. ports.
QNGxX TIL About 500,000 to 1,000,000 Mexicans and Mexican Americans were forcibly/"voluntarily" deported back to Mexico from the US from 1929 to 1939, after the US administration scapegoated Mexicans for the Great Depression. 40 to 60% of those were citizens of the United States, overwhelmingly children.
MMgK TIL that 20 years ago when Zach Galifianakis learned a woman at his laundromat was homeless, he began paying her rent. He still does, and is sure to meet up for the occasional lunch. She will be his date to ‘Hangover Part III’ premiere.