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TIL that the Secret Service agent who saved Ronald Reagan’s life had been inspired to join the Service by a 1939 film that starred Ronald Reagan as a Secret Service agent.

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6gbl TIL that Israel’s nuclear doctrine is to nuke the entire world, even neutral states, if it faces a nuclear attack
WkOOX TIL Brugmansia, a common ornamental flower, is a potent hallucinogen, and was once used in South American cultures "as a treatment for unruly children, so that they [would] be admonished directly by their ancestors in the spirit world".
9YBPD TIL In 2001, the Mossad dispatched undercover agents in London to monitor a top Syrian official. On the first day of his visit, one team followed him, while another broke into his hotel room and hacked his laptop. In 2007, Israel would launch a night time airstrike against a Syrian nuclear actor.
LkEJZ TIL Finland schools allow students to work 3-4 hours a day. Standardized testing is illegal in Finland.
a8WDZ TIL that there has been huge interest in the Wim Wenders film Perfect Days after it was nominated for an Academy Award, so they now offer tours of the public toilets in the Shibuya district of Tokyo