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Til that senator Joseph McCarthy was also key in creating the ‘Lavender scare’ which targeted homosexuals

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Zgn4 TIL the coffee drink “Americano or caffé Americano” was created in World War II when American G.I.s in Italy would dilute espresso with hot water to approximate the coffee to which they were accustomed.
YpbKW TIL: Workers constructing a then-secret bomb/fallout shelter in Budapest meant to protect the leadership were told the project was actually a subway station. The Rákosi-bunker (AKA F-4 Object) was active from the 1950s to the 70s. Few in the public knew of it until a documentary appeared in 1994.
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