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TIL: A German citizen was arrested by the CIA, taken in secret to Afghanistan, tortured, sodomized, and held captive for 5 months. His lawsuit against the U.S./CIA was dismissed to “preserve state secrets”.

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8ZGP TIL there are mysterious tunnels in South America, some thousands of feet long, thought to have been dug by extinct, giant sloths.
LQLl9 TIL that, in addition to ethical concerns, Ford's Theatre won't put on "Our American Cousin" (the show Lincoln was assasinated during) in part because it's a comedy that just isn't very funny
KYKGG TIL the first deaf person in recorded history was a painter
4k4nb TIL that hummingbirds can fly backward because they can manipulate their feathers to change pitch, which affects whether they move up or down, and yaw, which affects whether they move right or left.
rNl9w TIL a 36-year-old man with severe abdominal distension and respiratory distress presented to the Emergency Room. During medical evaluation, it was found that he had an intra-abdominal mass, which was identified as a parasitic twin.