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TIL that the term 'meme' was coined by Richard Dawkins in 1976

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JYYZl Short answer: They’re trying!
awnwy TIL British intelligence chiefs tried to guess Hitler’s plans by studying his horoscope.
ZkgY TIL that during WWII, the CIA put out the “Simple Sabotage Field Manual” which described ways that ordinary citizens could sabotage the Nazis by doing things such as “holding conferences when there is more critical work” and “issuing 2 train tickets for the same seat to create an argument”.
b98va TIL that the Blue Whale's major arteries and veins are so large that a small child can pass through them.
BroOb TIL Viktor Hovland is the only Norwegian to win on the PGA Tour