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TIL there is a history of CIA involvement in drug trafficking

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VBkA8 TIL of Georg Elser who spent a year planning the elaborate assassination of Hitler by hollowing out a pillar in a hall where he would speak and filling it with time bombs. Hitler left 13 minutes before the bombs went off; his flight was cancelled due to fog, so he started early to get a train.
d1VK TIL tasers shoot confetti with tiny serial numbers printed on it so that it can be linked to the person who fired it.
D1gvp TIL A breathing technique called ‘box breathing’ that Navy SEALS and first responders are taught to remain calm in stressful situations
1687P TIL kangaroos lack the ability to move backwards. For this reason, the Australian army features the animals on their uniforms.
gMWZ4 TIl that in 2012, a german radio DJ locked himself in the studio and played Wham‘s Last Christmas 14 consecutive times before his coworkers managed to break down the door.