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TIL: The most successful intelligence operation in the Cold War; emptying supplies of Soviet Union toilet paper, forcing them to use documents, and retrieving these documents after use.

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YM5v TIL that lying to, or misinforming somebody about events or facts (with the purpose of making them doubt their memory or sanity), is called Gaslighting
kJe7g TIL Saskatchewan, Canada has sand dunes covering an area of over 1900 square km (733.6 square miles) and are usually 15-20 meters tall (49 - 65 ft).
LpDd TIL that in 1700s, the deer skin was a common medium of exchange between the trading settlers and the native Red Indians in America. This is how a buck became a slang for a dollar.
7r4aX TIL Suicides went up 10% across the U.S. in the four months after actor and comedian Robin Williams committed suicide.
1aj07 TIL That the biggest oil spill in US history was the Lakeview Gusher.....Lasted 18 months and spilled 9 million barrels of oil.