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TIL: Eight Chinese men were on board the Titanic. Six survived the sinking, but when they arrived in New York they were deported within 24 hours because of the Chinese Exclusion Act. Their story was largely erased from history until recently rediscovered.

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D1gQe TIL MI5 estimates there are as many Russian agents in London now as there were at the height of the Cold War.
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