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TIL: the CIA sent agents around the world to find crocodile gallbladders, recruited Nazis, and secretly funded human experiments in Montreal

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9o0X TIL When Robert Knievel was in jail, his cellmates name was William “Awful” Knofel. When the the jailer went to check on them he stated “Well look who we have here, Awful Knofel and Evil Knievel.” Thus the legend of Evel Knievel was born.
4XVdX TIL "The Scooby Doo" Movie was originally going to be rated R, with swears and nudity.
d8wVB TIL Dorothy and Theodore are the same name reversed. They're both made from the Greek roots "doron" (gift) and "theos" (God).
eJD TIL A robber who broke into hair salon was beaten by its black-belt owner and kept as a sex slave for three days… fed only Viagra
816L TIL that there’s a town in Pennsylvania which has a coal mine burning underneath it for the last 50 years. Everybody moved out except 9 people, and the fire is expected to go on another 250 years.