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TIL that the CIA wanted to commit acts of terrorism inside the US in order to gain support for a war against communist Cuba.

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E1RNw TIL the most expensive vehicle registration plate number in Switzerland, "VS 1", was auctioned off for CHF 150'000 ($148,632 in 2017). Registration plates with low serial numbers or specific patterns ("TI 111 111") are very popular and are usually auctioned off.
0YNj TIL that Catholic monks in Germany 700 years ago were surviving Lent by drinking only bock. They felt guilty that it tasted so good, brought some to the Pope. On the long, hot journey to Rome it spoiled, so the Pope found it tasted horrible and deemed it “excellent Lenten penance.”
6QkJ TIL that humans got crabs from gorillas.