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TIL there is a history of CIA involvement in drug trafficking

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kJZB5 TIL the motte and bailey fallacy: a deceptive argument where someone initially presents a controversial claim (the "bailey"), but when challenged, switches to a more easily defensible, seemingly similar claim (the "motte"), then reasserts the original, controversial claim as if proven
Y7a67 TIL The Utah War (1857–1858), or the Mormon Rebellion, was an armed confrontation between Mormon settlers in the Utah Territory and the armed forces of the US government.
QeXd TIL that it costs Russia about $200,000 a year to keep Lenin’s body preserved.
KpDR TIL Biggie, Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, and DMX went to the same high school and rap battled each other during lunch
b605a Til a wild corner of southern Utah became the last place to be mapped in the US