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TIL Torture whistleblower John Kiriakou has been audited by the IRS every year for the last 7 years.

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QrDM TIL that Mr. Rogers testified in the landmark case for people’s right to record TV programs, saying that people should be able to decide when they watch TV: “I am opposed to people being programmed by others”
v1aD8 TIL that upon hearing that kids were more likely to eat spinach and broccoli that had been wrapped up like McDonalds, Anthony Bourdain hatched a plan to wrap disgusting foods up as McDonalds for his daughter, to make sure she grew to hate the fast food chain.
7r9Gr TIL that although penalties are unenforced it is against federal law to use the United States flag for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever.
x6MbD TIL that in 1933, Wall Street corporations conspired to overthrow the US government and install Medal of Honor recepient Smedley Butler as dictator. When Butler whistleblew the plan to Congress, he was awarded a second Medal of Honor - the only person to ever earn a second medal while still living.
jNamX TIL About Col. Rick Rescorla who anticipated the 9/11 attack on the WTC and saved over 2,600 people by leading them out when it happened