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TIL that the CIA's operations in Cuba were so heavily compromised that the Cuban government released a 6-part TV series showing clips of US agents engaging in "undercover" espionage.

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P1Lpw TIL that Deltora Quest, the Children's Fantasy Books by Australian Writer Emily Rodda, Has Its Own Anime, Which Started Airing 2 Years After the Series Ended, from 2007-2008, and has 13 Episodes of Original Content Not Found in the Books. It Even Spawned a Nintendo DS Game, Released Only in Japan.
yaNV TIL the first chemist in history is considered to be a Babylonian woman perfume-maker by the name of Tapputi.
YpEQW TIL that soviets had nuclear tractors, aka Project Gamma Kolos, in an attempt to mutate wheat seeds before sowing them
MemoW TIL that Sawyer Brown is not the name of a country music singer but is the name of a band
OoW54 TIL For almost 50 consecutive years (1970 until 2017), Jackie Chan did at least one movie per year.