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TIL that the US invaded Guatemala in 1954 and deposed democratically elected President Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán for the benefit of an american fruit company

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QJGV6 TIL there is no such thing as premium vodka, at least in the USA. Title 27, Section 5.22 of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Code says that vodka must be distilled or treated until it is, quote, "without distinctive character, aroma, taste or color." If it has any distinction, its not Vodka.
R7yb4 TIL the Pablo Picasso was accused of being involved in stealing of the "Mona Lisa" from Louvre in 1911. It was later revealed that it was stolen by Vincenzo Peruggia, who helped construct the painting's glass case
OG697 TIL through the “heirs’ property loophole” , a company called Adams Creek Associates struck a contested deal in which it claimed purchase of 13 acres in North Carolina’s coastal region. The problem was that the Reels family which has lived on and owned the land for generations, never agreed to this
1yr7 TIL in the first eight months of 1977 alone, Elvis Presley’s doctor prescribed him more than 10,000 doses of sedatives, amphetamines and narcotics
7rZ5M TIL the first movie in color was made already in 1902, the earliest color moving images ever made pre-dating 'Kinemacolor' by eight years. A British cinematographer, Edward Turner's footage of his children was found in a discovery in The National Media Museum in Bradford.