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TIL that the I.C.’s oldest member, the Naval Intelligence Enterprise (NIE), can trace its origins back to the revolutionary era.

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wLA68 Today I learned about the "James while John had had had had had had had had had had had a better effect on the teacher" language puzzle.
VMp0G TIL Peter Mayhew was eligible for the roles of either Chewbacca or Darth Vader. He chose Chewbacca because he wanted to play a hero.
nW08r TIL that in 1947, despite preaching non-violence, Gandhi accepted armed protection from Gopal Mukherjee's team during a violent attack by a crowd in Calcutta, after he provided written consent for their use of sten guns and hand grenades
awvKo TIL Flexible glass is a 'legendary' lost invention. Inventor took a flexible glass bowl to Emperor Tiberius Caesar who tried to break it. It dented instead of shattering. Inventor repaired it with a small hammer. Tiberius had the inventor beheaded because it could undermine value of gold and silver.
b6gVa TIL that the “n” in the 7-ELEVEn logo is the only lowercase letter because it was believed that an all uppercase logo would look too harsh.