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TIL in 1954 American CIA overthrew a democratically elected Guatemala government for the United Fruit Company.

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vNZ4 TIL there is a 36 acre artificial reef in Florida constructed entirely of tires. The “reef” failed as no marine life were able to inhabit it. The site is currently an environmental disaster. “It’s weird…it’s just tires as far as you can see down there.”
AEYx TIL that all patents on Lego have expired and anyone can make Lego clones; they just cannot use the word Lego since it is a Trademark. Lego have lost 2 court cases (EU & Canada) because of this.
nExG TIL When the original people measured Mt. Everest, they added 2 ft. on it because they didn’t think people would believe it was exactly 29,000 ft.
P8ye TIL King George III had an illness that caused his poop to turn purple
DQXLr TIL: Around 40% of people have never had a nosebleed.