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TIL The first CIA agent killed in the line of duty got killed partly because the American government failed to notify the Tibetan government of their arrival, and partly because he was disguised as a Kazakh, who were on hostile terms with the Tibetans.

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eYBn TIL a crow succeeded in a cognitive test that stumped most 4-5 year old children, indicating their intelligence may even outshine that of apes
YelA TIL that in 2013 a 39-storey hotel in Tokyo “disappeared,” in that it was demolished without explosives or a wrecking ball. All 39 floors were disassembled by a small crane from inside the building and there’s a timelapse of it shrinking floor by floor.
VGRp TIL ‘you’ was plural but used for singular, not the reverse. It was used to show respect until the singular 'thou’ became kinda rude. This is why we say “you are” for both cases.
p5RZ TIL that the American flag used by the Apollo 11 crew was purchased at Sears for $5.50
go48 TIL that DMX started a reality show about his “road to recovery” after getting out of jail… it was cancelled when he got arrested again three weeks later