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TIL about the “other 9/11”, the 1973 Chilean coup d'état, which was supported by the CIA.

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rROmx TIL of the "nut rage incident", where on a Korean Air flight the vice president of the airline struck the cabin crew chief with a tablet and ordered the plane to return to the gate after being being served nuts in a plastic bag instead of on a plate.
dOxd TIL the composer of the opening theme to Samurai Jack was will.i.am
nevXB TIL The first doctor to suggest that doctors wash their hands, was ignored, sent to an asylum and beaten to death
nWnEb TIL pepperoni is an entirely American invention, first made in New York City in the late 1910s.
6yjm TIL: In the 1500’s, the Iroquois tribes designed quite an elaborate political system. This included a bicameral (two-house) legislature, much like the British Parliament and modern U.S. Congress. Such a complex political arrangement was unknown in Europe at that time.