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TIL the CIA’s own inspector general reported that the Reagan administration thwarted federal investigations into drug crimes.

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v1nKK TIL Only about 10% can freely control the muscle that is stretching the eardrum. "Ear rumbling" is flexing the tensor tympani muscle, that makes the same noise and vibration you sometimes get when swallowing or yawning. Some people can flex it endlessly.
e0Wek TIL that in July 2018, Russian scientists collected and analysed 300 prehistoric worms from the permafrost and thawed them. 2 of the ancient worms revived and began to move and eat. One is dated at 32,000 years old, the other 41,700 years old.
9wEbQ TIL that George Thorgood's 8 minute version of "One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer" is actually two John Lee Hooker songs stitched together
GYJO7 TIL that nearly 150 years later, someone was killed by a cannonball from the American Civil War
nWVBG TIL Poland’s first PM was a concert pianist