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TIL that during the Cold War, the CIA launched operation codenamed 'Aedinosaur' during which they sent thousands of balloons carrying copies of George Orwell's Animal Farm into Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary.

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XamP TIL that John D. Rockefeller - the wealthiest man of all time - gave a dime to children wherever he went. When the Great Depression came around, he started giving nickels instead.
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