› added 13 years ago

135

TIL that Iranian and US special forces worked together to overthrow the Taliban in Herat

Read more wikipedia.org

via reddit.com

6oLJ TIL that Apple has a “secret police” called the Worldwide Loyalty Team that makes sure no employees leak something
PYgPg TIL Salvador Dali didn’t believe he would die, “If someday I may die, although it is unlikely, I hope that the people in the cafes will say, ‘Dalí has died, but not entirely.’” This is fitting considering that a museum in Florida is bringing him “back to life” for an AI enhanced exhibition.
grdZ9 TIL: Various Liberal and Progressive Branches of Quakers have recognized Sam Sex Marriage for 50 years
oBmKo TIL Bhutan, Wales, and Malta are the only countries the world whose flags have dragons on them.
pYybp TIL that in the summer of 1858, Central London experienced "The Great Stench" due to a heat wave and poor sewer system, leading to a 17-year overhaul of the sewage system.