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TIL that Manuel Noriega the Panamanian dictator the U.S. invaded to capture, was a CIA asset who received $100,000-$200,000 per year from the U.S. while simultaneously working with drug dealers

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R68w TIL The Church of Satan does not worship or even believe in the existence of Satan
WkREN TIL that the lyrics of the English-language version of Peter Schilling's 1983 song "Major Tom" have almost nothing to do with the original German lyrics.
0jOL TIL the “Duds” in the name of the candy Milk Duds is because the original goal was to have perfectly round pieces of candy, but the machines the company had at the time couldn’t quite do it.
gNn9 TIL Before landing the part of Draco Malfoy, Tom Felton had auditioned to play Harry Potter and Ron Weasley.
rr9x TIL Australian police were able to indict a suspected ringleader of a child porn site by matching a freckle on his finger with one in images of child abuse.