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TIL after he graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in social studies, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello moved to Los Angeles, where he supported himself, first by working as a stripper

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5jYn TIL that driving while drunk destroyed the Soviet spy network in the UK. After being arrested in London in 1971, Oleg Lyalin panicked and offered the names of every Russian spy. The UK government expelled 105 people from the country, and the USSR network in Britain “never recovered”.
xVyJD TIL about Ten Cent Beer Night, a MLB promotion on June, 4, 1974, between the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers, at Cleveland Stadium, leading to a riot between the teams and fans. Cleveland’s manager sent his team on to the field, with bats, in order to protect the Texas team from drunken fans.
gxG9 TIL the ruins of a 2,300-year-old Mayan Temple in Belize were destroyed by contractors who wanted to use the bricks for gravel to build a road.
X0LRj TIL that "La Catedral" was a luxurious prison designed to house Pablo Escobar, the leader of the Medellin cartel in Colombia. Inside, they hosted extravagant parties.
697wX TIL the first airing of Star Trek was on September 6, 1966 in Canada, two days before the US premiere.