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TIL there is a black market for beer
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TIL that during the Iran Hostage crisis, declaring solidarity with "oppressed minorities", the hostage-takers had released all but one African-American hostages in November 1979.
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TIL: PBS interviewed a legendary spy power couple who took turns as the CIA's Chief of Disguise. They invented many works now at the International Spy Museum including "Jack in the Box" a pop up dummy, disguises in painter's case, hidden cameras, and underwear that makes you appear pregnant.
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TIL Naoto Matsumura is the Most Radioactive Man on Earth. He continues to live alone in abandoned city Tomioka (affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster) to care for the animals left behind there.
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TIL the “D” in D-Day stands for nothing. In military terms D-Day is used for date and H-Hour is used for time the attack or combat operations are to be initiated.
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TIL that Pink Floyd's The Wall is implied to be an endless loop. The final song, Outside the Wall, ends with the words "Isn't this where...", and the album begins with the words "... we came in?" with a continuation of the melody of the last song, hinting at the cyclical nature of Water's theme.