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TIL Mohammad Mosaddegh was a democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran who was overthrown by CIA in 1953 for having the audacity to nationalize the Iranian oil industry by seizing it from the hands of the England and USA

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xbN5 TIL the flag of Bikini Atoll is symbolic of the islanders’ belief that a debt is still owed by the U.S. to the atoll because of the thermonuclear detonations on the islands.
5YvPR TIL that Paul Revere was one of America's first orthodontists, and used walrus teeth as dental implants. The walrus teeth were later helpful for identifying the corpses of his patients that were killed in the Revolutionary war.
PYlJe TIL that kangaroos can pause their pregnancies for up to two years in times of hardship. Then start it up again when conditions improve.
l4bG TIL that NASA had released an 18-minute Ultra HD 4K video tour of the ISS last year, showing the space station in its full high-definition glory.
epl7E TIL that it is a regular hazard of the barber industry to get hair splinters. Cut hair is apparently very sharp and can worm its way into your flesh.