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TIL that the CIA overthrew Irans last elected President paving the way for the Iran that we know today.

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b9RXp TIL Mark Wahlberg revealed in 2012 he thinks he would have stopped 9/11
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yVNlJ TIL Rhapsody Rabbit--directed by Friz Freleng and featuring Bugs Bunny--was the first cartoon to be broadcast on Cartoon Network when the channel launched on October 1, 1992 and features Bugs shooting a concertgoer for coughing
m14OY TIL that in October 2019, several major brokerages such as E-Trade, TD Ameritrade, and Charles Schwab announced in quick succession they were eliminating trading fees. Competition with Robinhood was cited as a reason.
ZAL4 TIL that as horrible as the infamous D-Day was, there were 126 equivalent D-Days in the Pacific theater