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TIL after communists overthrew Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie, they established the Derg regime that massacred thousands of people in Ethiopia

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e0MVg TIL that by far the most successful predator with a 90-95% success rate when hunting, is the dragonfly. This is in large part due to a combination of very high speed and their ambush strategy, allowing them to rush down insects before they know what to do.
8a9QX TIL Andrew Johnson is the only tailor ever to be president. As president, he would typically stop by a tailor shop to say hello. He would wear only the suits that he made himself.
R5la TIL the MI6 double agent that inspired James Bond warned the US about Pearl Harbor’s attack over four months before it happened.
V1km TIL that John Cho, the actor that plays Harold in Harold and Kumar, Is 40 Years Old
8ek1V TIL scientists at the Allen Telescope Array always keep champagne in their fridge in case they find signs of extraterrestrial life.