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TIL after JFK was assassinated, the Soviet KGB immediately began looking into Vice President Johnson suspecting a coup, and after some intel wok some reported "possession of data purporting to indicate that President Johnson was responsible."

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d9oZ TIL Rudy Eugene, the “Bath Salts Zombie” that bit off a man’s face in 2012 while supposedly high on Bath Salts, had no sign of the drug in his system (or any drug other than marijuana) when the attack occurred.
xG0 TIL Included on the ROM for New Tetris on N64 is a long rant by an H20 employee on how the game sucks, and other things
gy8L TIL that when we get nervous, we overestimate how much other people notice our anxiety, due to the “Illusion of Transparency”. Luckily, studies show that simply being aware of this cognitive bias can make you more confident.
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