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TIL One of the major objectives of the French Revolution was to switch all measures of time from base 12 to base 10, including a ten day week. Ironically, the experiment lasted 12 years.

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GAwN5 TIL: the CIA once got brutally humiliated by the Cuban Government and Fidel Castro when they publicly broadcasted the identity of every single American spy in their territory on every local TV and Newspaper, including recordings of encounters the CIA believed were done in maximum secrecy
VQ10 TIL that is 2009 two men randomly decided to attack two men dressed in drag. It turned out the two drag queens were cage fighters in fancy dress.
ErM0 TIL Moon Dust cuts through kevlar-like material and is harmful to humans, causing a disease called Moon Hay Fever
rRAQ0 TIL of the Great Whiskey Fire of Dublin that killed 13 people in 1875. None perished as a result of smoke inhalation or burns. All victims died of alcohol poisoning by drinking the whiskey flowing through the streets.
1Rmd TIL that bacteria called actinomycetes cause ‘the smell of rain.’