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TIL in 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized all U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba. The US sent CIA trained Cuban exiles to overthrow him, but failed due to missed military strikes. Castro captured the exiles, but ultimately freed them in exchange for medical supplies and baby food worth $53M.

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