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TIL That the United States can, and has, sued objects.

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nWXMo TIL the CIA accidentally left explosives in the engine of a school bus. The bus was in operation for two days, carrying kids, before the explosives were discovered by mechanics
W7JeN TIL that the 2022 sequel to “A Christmas Story,” titled “A Christmas Story Christmas,” was filmed almost entirely in Bulgaria, due to its snow, and the cost-effectiveness. The film crew even constructed exact replicas of the Parker family house and their neighborhood from the original 1983 film.
0dG4R TIL A Polish destroyer ORP Piorun, single handedly charged the Battleship Bismarck, a ship 23 times the weight, and transmitted the message "I am a Pole" before opening fire. Another story states the vessel constantly transmitted this message at the Bismarck for the entire engagement
oBpEK TIL the word 'propaganda' derives from a committee of Catholic cardinals set up in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, the Sacra Congregatio de Propaganda Fide (the Sacred College for Propagating the Faith), called Propaganda for short. It's aim was to spread the Catholic faith in non-Catholic countries.
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