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TIL the state of Kuwait is banned from the Olympics due to government legislation that permits the state to interfere in elections of sporting organizations. As a result, Kuwaiti athletes compete as independent athletes under the Olympic Flag instead of their own flag.

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N7vvb You can see the coronavirus from space, well kind of.
yQEKX TIL Doritos can be used as safe firestarter because of how flamable the cheese dust is
eYyJ TIL Operation Mockingbird was a classified CIA program spanning from the 50’s through to late 70’s intended to influence the media and create ‘a propaganda network’ of leading American journalists.
P1eDe TIL that Charlotte Hughes celebrated her 110th birthday by flying on Concorde - the oldest person to fly on a commercial aircraft. When the Wright Flyer first flew in 1903, she was 26 years old.
kJ1OB TIL: The Church of Satan does not believe in Satan as a deity. They consider themselves “skeptical atheists.”