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TIL that modern day illuminati conspiracy theories is actually a result of two writers that wanted to sow disinformation into the world in order for people to try and question their reality

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dDLJ9 TIL that from 1955 into the ’70s, Campbell’s marketed 'soup on the rocks' and the 'frisky sour'—beef bouillon cocktails—as chic, low-calorie alternatives to alcohol, tapping into post-war trends in nutrition and style aimed at housewives.
pJdb TIL that Jadin Bell, a gay teen committed suicide in 2013. His father vowed to walk across the country sharing his sons story. He was hit and killed half way through his journey.
j64GN TIL Aristotle founded the Peripatetic school of philosophy in 335 BCE and many of the free lectures were open to the general public. He liked to walk around while holding discussions with students and it had no set curriculum or even fees for membership
M7Oa7 TIL that Scottish inventor Robert Anderson created the first true electric car in the 1830s
ADN17 TIL that despite US denial for 26 years, eight members of the Alabama Air National Guard volunteered to pose as Cuban rebel pilots during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Of these 8, 4 were killed when promised air cover never arrived, with two of the pilots dying in a firefight after being shot down.