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TIL there is a history of CIA involvement in drug trafficking

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7roQx TIL Toto - Africa is about "A white boy that is trying to write a song on Africa, but since he's never been there, he can only tell what he's seen on TV"
mLNv TIL that if a female Great White Shark was born during the filming of Jaws 3D (1983), it would only now be able to start reproducing. Great Whites are estimated to take thirty-three years to reach sexual maturity.
9v9M TIL Before the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on Japan, it showered 35 Japanese cities, including Nagasaki & Hiroshima, with over 5,000,000 leaflets warning Japanese civilians of the impending destruction. (link to leaflet in comments)
OoB1X TIL There's a place in the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo. It s so far from land, the nearest humans are often astronauts. The ISS orbits the Earth at a maximum of 258 miles (416km). Meanwhile the nearest inhabited landmass to Point Nemo is over 1,670 miles (2,700km) away.
eB86 TIL-25 hospitals in North America & Europe have visual messages strategically placed near the ceilings in operating rooms. These messages are only visible when read from above, and are part of an on-going study to test the validity people claiming to have ‘out of body’ experiences.