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TIL the first US Special Forces deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11 actually rode HORSES into combat with the Taliban.

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v14R TIL a former top narcotics officer made DVDs on how to hide your stash of pot
160rW TIL in the late '70s and early '80s, the Soviets "bugged" IBM Selectric II typewriters in the US Embassy in Moscow so they would report what the Americans were typing by radio. We only found out when a friendly country's embassy told us it had happened to their typewriters.
Mewp7 TIL there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rock band that toured as a stage show with an album of original songs and performers in animatronic heads, brought to you by Pizza Hut. The "band" appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show along with April O'neill to promote the 'Coming Out of Their Shells' tour
rYLy TIL there are places in Australia called Tittybong, Bacon Bay and Milkshake Hills.
rPky TIL People knew that the Earth was round since the Ancient Greeks, and Columbus found difficulty getting funding because of the legitimate concern that Asia was too far away.