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TIL - The CIA Has Officially Admitted To Overthrowing Seven Foreign Governments : Guatemala 54’ - Congo 60’ - Dominican Republic 61’ - S.Vietnam 63’ - Brazil 64’ - Chile 73’

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N7reP TIL almost all coins used in Israel today are based on ancient designs found in archeological digs. The Bank of Israel actually mints coins that are designed to look like ancient Israeli coins from antiquity.
e0dQ6 TIL that after his footage of Joe Exotic burned in an obvious arson attack, Rick Kirkham returned home to Dallas, Texas, where a mere six months later his house burned down, killing his dog.
X0eL8 TIL death clerk is the informal title for the US Supreme Court employee who tracks pending executions across the US to coordinate with justices on legal actions, even outside of work hours
grd07 TIL that macarons, the delicate French pastries, were first created in the Middle Ages in Italy. They were brought to France by Catherine de' Medici upon her marriage to King Henry II.
b9Z8Z TIL that certain male birds of paradise have “superblack” feathers that absorb as much as 99.95% of light