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TIL Joseph Stalin plotted to kill John Wayne

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b8V0 TIL the CIA Project to Overthrow the King of Egypt was Called Project FF (Fat Fucker)
gMgYL [TIL] The reason why in porn scenes "step bro", "step sis", and "step mom" is said too much frequently is because some payment processors will force the producer companies to do so.
P1kYL TIL a Giffen good is a product that people consume more of as the price rises and vice versa, violating the law of demand.
grj8A TIL that sheriffs in Louisiana also collect taxes, among other duties besides law enforcement. They are so powerful that when dropping out of the gubernatorial race in 1995, sheriff Harry Lee said "Why would I want to be governor when I can be king?"
nAOr TIL the Earth has a second moon called 2016 Ho3. Essentially a large asteroid, it orbits the Earth non elliptically but has the most stable orbit of Earths “ other moons”.