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TIL MI6 thought a report submitted by a false agent regarding the Iraqi Chemical Weapons Program was legitimate, until they realized it bore a striking resemblance to aspects of the movie "The Rock"

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PYnRe TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises
geAb TIL that Target Canada was so poorly planned that Canadian consumers would continue to cross the border and shop at Target stores in the United States.
jWGa TIL Papercuts hurt so much because they often do not bleed, which leaves your skin’s pain receptors open to the air.
jNAdN TIL there are no recorded fatal attacks of wild Orcas on humans. In 2005 a 12 yr old boy in AK was bumped by a killer whale while splashing in 4 ft of water. The boy was likely mistaken for a seal and the bump was an aborted attack once the whale realized the mistake
Med8A TIL cult leader Jim jones was once a civil rights leader