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TIL that Eli Cohen, an Israeli spy, managed to become one of Syria’s Prime Minister’s best friends. While “touring” the Golan Heights, he expressed concern that the soldiers guarding fortifications are exposed to too much sun and had trees planted, which the IDF used as targeting markers.

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GGL7 TIL that even in today’s sitcoms, a large percentage of the people in the laugh-track have since passed away. Meaning that we watch comedies marked by the laughter of dead people.
e0v7J TIL The famous PBR river boats that the US used in the Vietnam war had pump-jet engines made by Jacuzzi
VrVZ TIL that during the filming of ‘The Passion of Christ’ Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus, was struck by lightning… TWICE!
wodZo TIL about Dr. John Hinds was a Northern Irish doctor known for his contributions to prehospital care and high-speed motorcycle trauma medicine. He died in a motorcycle accident.
BrEvx TIL that although considered masters of camouflage, cephalopods like Squids, Octopi, and Cuttlefish are in fact colourblind and can modulate their experience of sight.