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TIL that contrary to popular belief, the CIA did not stage a coup against Mossadegh, the not so democratically elected PM of Iran. Rather, the power to oust the PM was already given to the Shah and had been exercised against Mossadegh twice before.

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p84JO TIL Albatross seabirds can live over 50 years & mate when they’re 5-years-old. They stay with the same partner for 45+ years making it among the longest relationships in the animal world.
a1jy TIL the LEGO Movie incorporated actual fan-made short LEGO films into its plot. You can see them on the monitors in the scene where the citizens discover their creativity.
x7pB TIL: Steve Buscemi was a New York City fire fighter from 1980 to 1984. After the events of 9/11, he showed up in NYC to volunteer, working twelve-hour shifts for a week, and digging through rubble with his old comrades looking for missing firefighters
WNBo TIL Bernie Madoff’s attorneys collected $700 million in fees - millions that could have gone to his victims.
R5kEw TIL that Adolf Hitler, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Tito, Sigmund Freud and Joseph Stalin were all living in the same section of Vienna during the year 1913