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TIL that during World War II, the United States published a spy manual urging middle managers in enemy territory to sabotage their employers by bringing up irrelevant issues, promoting bad workers, haggling over petty details, and holding unnecessary meetings.

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1lG7 TIL that 2 days before Christmas 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson paid a visit to Pope Paul VI where they exchanged unique gifts. While LBJ received a stunning 15th century painting from Pope Paul VI, the pope himself received a foot high, bronze bust of Johnson’s head.
8eB44 TIL that it used to be common for politicians to bribe voters with booze. It was called "swilling the planters with bumbo"
W7VJ8 TIL that almost all of the rain that falls in the US state of Nevada never flows out to the ocean; it's part of an endorheic basin.
mx1LM TIL that military service dogs in the US have higher ranks than their handlers.
x67Rk TIL that the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," sung by Timon and Pumbaa in the original Lion King, led to a major lawsuit. Originally composed by Solomon Linda in 1939, his family won a settlement for royalties in 2006 worth $1.6 million.