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TIL that the Illuminati conspiracy was invented in the 60s by some hippie anarchist Playboy writers as a social experiment/hoax and that they thought no one would ever believe something so absurd as a Bavarian secret society controlling the world...

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6EMw8 TIL of Mikhail Bulgakov, a Russian writer whose works were banned in 1929. In desperation, he wrote a letter to Stalin and asked to emigrate. To his surprise, Stalin telephoned him personally. Bulgakov said he didn't want to leave and asked to work at the theater. Stalin permitted his request.
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