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TIL "Chief Heat Officer" is a thing now

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N7PnP TIL that in 1989, President Bush sent troops to Panama to capture the dictator Manuel Noriega. But because he has fled to The Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See, the troops couldn't get in. So they surrounded the place, and blasted Rock n' Roll music for days until he gave up.
BgQQW TIL that several countries have women only parking spaces and they are usually much larger than normal parking spots
nWdk7 TIL Paul Newman started his own salad dressing back in 1982. He would then go on to donate 100% of the company’s profits to multiple charities.
wLkP TIL there is a brand of cigarettes designed explicitly for smuggling.
x6ppg TIL on May 7th Dana Plato appeared on The Howard Stern Show where many callers to the show insulted Plato and questioned her sobriety. The next day she died of an overdose.