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TIL that Julia Child started off working for the OSS (proto-CIA), where she helped develop a shark repellent

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nWeDB TIL that during one of the Beatles' shows for their 1966 U.S. Tour, over 2,000 fans broke through the security barriers separating the audience from the stage, forcing the band to stop performing and take shelter backstage. 30 minutes passed before security was restored and the show could resume.
wooKo TIL that the first piece of legislation passed by the 1st U.S. Congress was the Tariff of 1789, which levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships. President Washington signed the act and the money was used to pay off the Revolutionary War debt.
6E97w TIL that Heinz Heydrich, brother of SS General Reinhard Heydrich (one of the main architects of the Holocaust), helped Jews escape the Holocaust after reading his brother's SS and Gestapo files after Reinhard's assassination.
woy6P TIL: There are manatees in Maryland
pYea4 TIL when asked why she was never an official Victoria's Secret Angel, Naomi Campbell explained it's because they couldn't afford her.