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TIL that Julia Child’s first job was with the US Office of Strategic Services (predecessor to the CIA) during WWII. One of her accomplishments was developing a recipe for shark repellant for the OSS. Her husband was also OSS when they met. The CIA has released her files to the public.

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xa95 TIL Anwar Sadat of Egypt made peace with Israel in 1979, the first Arab nation to do so. For this, Sadat won the Nobel Peace prize, Egypt was suspended from the Arab League, and Sadat was assassinated.
egrD TIL Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development is actually an albino black man. The writers subtly hinted at this, but the plot line never developed due to Fox cutting the seasons short.
Y7vor TIL that the NFL Champs played the College All-Stars every year from 1934–1976. The College All-Stars won 9 of 42 games and tied 2
j6nZX TIL that Mozart's full name was "Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart." He often went by the German name "Gottlieb," which means "beloved by God." After his death, he became widely known by the Latin version of his name, "Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart."
ADP1n TIL That James Stewart (Republican) and Henry Fonda (Democrat) maintained a 50 year friendship by never discussing politics after a political argument reportedly dissolved into a fistfight. Instead they spent their time together building and painting model airplanes