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TIL that the father of Stewart Copeland, a founding member of rock band The Police, was one of the founders of the US Central Intelligence Agency, Miles Copeland Jr.

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RnpQ TIL when the Emperor Nero began to go nuts, he would stage long singing performances wherein the audience would not be allowed to leave. Women gave birth during these performances and men would fake their deaths in the hopes of being carried out just so they could get away.
9YyAD TIL Blacks also owned slaves in America
ADbxo TIL of King Fahd's Fountain in Saudi Arabia, the tallest fountain in the world. Reaching a height of 312m, it is taller than the London Shard, the Eiffel Tower, and the Chrysler Building.
WlGA TIL of Alexis Soyer, a French celebrity chef (born 1810) who invented cooking with gas, refrigerators cooled by cold water, and ovens with adjustable temperatures. His kitchens were so famous that they were opened for conducted tours.
Bgrkb TIL that Algeria’s national anthem “Kassaman” was first written by poet Moufdi Zakaria on the wall of his prison cell using his own blood after he was arrested and tortured during the Algerian independence movement