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TIL The CIA has its own Starbucks, said to be one of the busiest in the country. It’s the same as any regular Starbucks, except for the fact that baristas don’t take the customers’ names. Officers order everything incognito.

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vPdBL TIL an orangutan named Fu Manchu figured out how to escape his enclosure at a zoo by picking the lock on a door. He did it repeatedly for weeks as zoo staff was stumped about how and tried every measure to prevent it only to finally catch Fu Manchu in the act using a piece of wire he kept hidden.
YproB Today I learned that stock market fraud has been around since the 16-18th centuries
a8b TIL In the late 90s, Saddam Hussein commissioned a Quran to be written in his own blood. Now, Muslim leaders aren’t sure what to do with it–To write the Quran in blood was a sin, but to destroy it would also be a sin.
p8Rae TIL Kombucha is claimed to treat AIDS, aging, anorexia, arthritis, atherosclerosis, cancer, constipation, and diabetes, but there is no evidence to support any of these claims. Moreover, the beverage has caused rare cases of serious adverse effects, including fatalities.
9wZL6 TIL about the street gang, the Almighty G*ylords. They are one of Chicago's oldest street gangs, have been suspected of a variety of criminal enterprises and at their peak had 1,500 members.