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TIL AIPAC tried to hide evidence that it played a major part in pushing for the Invasion of Iraq in 2003

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n7rP TIL Rather than apply for a building permit before starting construction, a UK farmer hid his newly built castle behind a massive wall of hay bales for four years, at which point he applied for a certificate of lawfulness
BrO7x TIL that Pacific Bell spent $40 million to put its employees through a training program based on the teachings of Russian mystic George Gurdjieff—to supposedly open their eyes to a "higher-level" consciousness. The program was halted after the Californian utility regulator launched a public inquiry.
ZpgaG TIL of Bum Farto, a fire chief and convicted drug dealer from Florida. He disappeared in February 1976 and has not been seen since. He was declared legally dead in 1986 so his wife could collect pension and insurance policies.
dDA7d TIL the former CEO of Heineken was kidnapped and held for ransom by a Dutch organised crime group.
mxWep TIL that in the non-canonical Acts of Thomas that Jesus Christ sells his twin brother Judas Thomas into slavery in order to trick him into going to India.