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TIL that the oldest existing photograph of a US President was discovered when it was bought for 50 cents in an antique shop

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mxwvM TIL there was a conspiracy theory, actually investigated by some in British intelligence, that prime minister Harold Wilson was a KGB mole, and that the leader of the Labour Party before him was assassinated to clear his path to power
P17ew TIL about Liu Mingwu, a Chinese beggar and serial killer known as "The Beggar Killer," who attacked and killed at least 23 people, predominantly other beggars, across various cities in China between 2001 and 2002. He claimed he did it because they were "dirty and smelly". He was later executed.
kwx4 TIL in Avatar: The Last Airbender, the 4 martial art styles that represent the 4 nations are very good representations of real Chinese fighting. They used Ba Gua for Airbending, Tai Chi for Waterbending, Hung Gar for Earthbending and Northern Shaolin for firebending
l5QK TIL North Korea enlists around 2000 women as part of a ‘Pleasure Squad’. These are attractive women who provide entertainment and sexual services for top officials. One defector says Kim Jong-il was “sentimental when drunk, and even shed tears”
nx07 TIL that One-Eyed Willie’s pirate ship in the Goonies was constructed without the kids allowed to see it, hoping to get a real reaction from the cast for the first take. But when they rolled and revealed it, the gang was so shocked and started cursing up a storm. The scene had to be re-shot.