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TIL That the Assassin's Brotherhood was based on a real life group, the Hassassin, who existed during the Crusades, and used covert executions and strikes to eliminate high profile targets.

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8aNQV TIL the world's first microprocessor was built in 1968 for the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet (featured in the cinema classic "Top Gun"), and was kept classified until 1998
e905 TIL that The church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster is legally recognized as a religion in some countries.
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