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TIL there was once a Danish chef who spent ten years undercover arranging a fake arms deal with North Korea - and filmed it all

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D15Mp TIL that the final section of the U.S. government's report on 9/11 was classified when it was released, and remained so until 2016. This section stated that the 9/11 hijackers received funding from individuals connected to the Saudi government, which the U.S. had kept secret for 15 years.
GYZp1 TIL: In a case of mistaken identity, an inmate spent 17 years in prison until they found his doppelganger who has the same cornrows, facial hair, and first name.
BleW TIL Mel Blanc’s (the voice of almost every Looney Toons character) grave stone in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery has the words “That’s All Folks” written on it.
4Xjg6 TIL In 1980 Marienetta Jirkowsky became the youngest and last woman killed attempting to cross the Berlin Wall. Fleeing East Germany with a friend and her fiance she was shot by border guards and died at the age of 18.
WkrjN TIL Freddie Mercury was actually Bisexual and was qouted as saying that a women was the love of his life.