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TIL when the Church of Scientology first moved to Clearwater, Florida their plan was to take over the entire city. They were stopped by an expose in the St. Petersburg Times.

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xAno TIL civilians in a McDonald’s once seized control of a NASA satellite using old radio parts from eBay and a salvaged flat screen TV.
1aBmV TIL the actor who played Sloth in The Goonies was a former number one overall pick in the NFL, and won two Super Bowls with the Raiders
OGMK1 TIL a dozen intersex athletes competed in the Olympics, usually discovered after the onset of sex verification testing
6EpXW TIL There are 15 recognized champagne bottle sizes ranging from 185mL (about 1/4 a standard bottle) to 30 Litres (40 standard bottles). They all have unique names.
N7aA6 TIL of Sidney Gottlieb, who headed the CIA’s MK-Ultra LSD mind control experiments. Known as the "Black Sorcerer" and the "Dirty Trickster,” he retired to an ecologically friendly home, where he raised goats, ate yogurt and advocated peace and environmentalism. He also ran a leper hospital in India.