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TIL that George Washington once said that “Overgrown military establishments” under any form of government are “Inauspicious to liberty” and “are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty”

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M1Ma TIL James Woods reported the 4 terrorists of 9/11 before the attack and nobody believed him.
b9ap7 TIL that in the original ending of the Inca-inspired animated film "The Emperor's New Groove", the titular Emperor demolishes a rainforest to create a theme park. Sting – who spent 20 years defending the rights of indigenous people – threatened to leave the project unless the ending was changed.
j6LAE TIL about Lonnie Johnson, an American inventor who is most famously known for inventing the Super Soaker, which he initially developed while working with the U.S. Air Force. He later sued Hasbro for underpaid royalties, and was awarded nearly $73 million dollars.
1dYO TIL, Black Panther’s chapter leader, Fred Hampton had a personal bodyguard/Director of Security who was actually an FBI informant. When no illegal activities were reported, the informant under FBI orders, instigated party rifts and incited armed clashes.
nM7 TIL there are pads you can wear to make your farts not stink.