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TIL the biggest espionage leak in US Navy history involved a spy ring of four people: leader John A. Walker, his son, his brother, & a friend. The US Navy wasn't even aware of Walker's network, which existed from 1967-1985, until his ex-wife revealed it to them after their daughter convinced her to.

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5VPj8 TIL that Anders Breivik, who killed 77 youth activists in Norway in 2011 once sued Norway in a bid in order to end his years in isolation.
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yVDXe TIL the Federated States of Micronesia under-23 national football team participated in the Pacific Games for the first (and only) time in 2015. They lost all three games with 114 total goals scored against them. They scored 0 goals.
R5kk6 TIL it’s legal to send someone a box of sh*t through the mail…
YPgB TIL that Democratic Republic of the Congo is considered THE richest country in the world regarding natural resources even though its citizens are among the poorest.