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TIL about "Staff D" at the CIA

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OoP6g TIL In medieval times women's hairstyles showed if they were single or married. Married women would have kept their long hair tied up in braids beneath a head covering of some sort. Single women would allow their hair to fall freely over their bodies signaling that they were available for marriage.
JY871 TIL that in 4 billion years the Andromeda galaxy will take up much of the Earth’s night sky as it nears our galaxy for collision.
6E8nZ TIL that the grandfather of the multi-Oscar winning filmmaker Bong Joon Ho was a famous Korean writer. He defected to North Korea to write and teach at a university there but he was purged a few years later.
RQM8 TIL that King Tut’s tomb was actually found by the archaeologist’s water boy.
QNMQk TIL A Harvard Study found that a husband's job loss is the number one predictor of divorce