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TIL when Soviet Minister Molotov stated that the cluster bombs being dropped on Finland were actually food, the Finns began sarcastically calling the bombs “Molotov bread baskets,” which they responded to with their own “Molotov cocktails,” as “a drink to go with the food.”

dDMw9 TIL in 1926 Brazil had a president with name of Washington but was overthrown in a coup d'etat and removed from the presidency during Revolution of 1930,putting an end to Milk coffee politics and starting the Vargas Era in 1930.Washington served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic
oBeaW TIL About Vincent Louis Gigante, an American mob boss who feigned insanity for 30 years to escape prosecution. Called “The Oddfather” and “The Enigma in the Bathrobe” by the press, he often wandered the streets of New York’s Village in his bathrobe and slippers, mumbling incoherently to himself.
D1Nvv TIL when Bolivia sent proof to the CIA that Che Guevara was dead, they sent fingerprints for proof. When the VIA said that wasn't proof, they sent the hands with ink still on them. NSFW
B9Gd TIL Barney Rubble’s voice in season 1 of The Flintstones would vary throughout the season sometimes sounding like Elmer Fudd and Yogi Bear, due to various voice actors.
mrXp TIL 37 years after dropping out of college, Steven Spielberg decided to finish his Bachelor of Arts degree at Long Beach University. He turned in his Oscar-winnning Schindler’s List as his student film assignment.