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TIL that the largest infiltration of the U.S. Goverment involved breaches into 136 federal agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations. The culprits: the Church of Scientology.

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R5Ln1 TIL that since 1937 the Isle of Man has only had one year where motorcycle races were held without fatalities (1982).
R5Pl7 TIL about something called a cigarette umbrella it was a quirky invention from 1931 designed to protect a lit cigarette from rain. It clipped on like a mini umbrella. But it didn’t work so well.
QJPad TIL One of the richest woman in China was born in extreme poverty in a remote mountain village. She got her wealth by selling her chili sauce, lao gan ma, which she originally made for her noodle stand.
9Ylp TIL that Hoba, the largest uncovered meteorite in the world, most likely ‘skipped’ across the earth’s atmosphere like a skipping stone, due to its unusual shape
49o TIL that the inventor of the Super Soaker reinvested most of his earnings from the toy into energy technology research.