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TIL That the single largest infiltration of the United States government in history was up to 5,000 covert agents, and was carried out by the “Church” of Scientology.

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4YyN TIL the iconic opening sound used in Law and Order known as “The Clang” is an amalgamation of nearly a dozen sounds, including an actual gavel, a jail door slamming, and five hundred Japanese monks walking across a hardwood floor
KYbZw TIL the voice actor for Mr Krabs, Clancy Brown, is the son and grandson of Ohio Congressmen.
wrg7 TIL - The pencils David Letterman uses at his talk show desk have erasers at both ends. This is so no one gets injured when he throws them.
16bo4 TIL that defection from North Korea have plummeted from 2,803 to less then 99 in 2023.
wonAM TIL New York mobster, Joe Gallo was a diagnosed schizophrenic, watercolor painter, and avid reader of classic literature, who paraded his pet lion around the city. He kidnapped his own bosses, sparked two gang wars, and was killed on his birthday, in 1972. And Bob Dylan wrote a song about him.