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TIL in 2012 a white power rally in North Carolina was overwhelmed by counter-protestors dressed as clowns throwing white flour and holding "wife power" signs

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DQeje TIL that before Julia Child became a world renowned chef, she was a research assistant for Secret Intelligence in WWII. In the precursor to the CIA, she helped develop a shark repellant for life vests and mines that is still used today.
6RVQ TIL that the average age of NASA engineers at the time of Apollo 11 was 28. Nowadays it’s 47
9w767 TIL the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.
690LX TIL that in Venezuela, they have an avocado sauce similar to guacamole called guasacaca, and it's served with arepas and Venezuelan barbecue.
grV9A TIL that, despite dying at 46, William Pitt the Younger is the second-longest serving British PM at 18 years and 343 days. The only person to serve longer was Robert Walpole.