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TIL in 2010 The Chinese government systematically dismantled C.I.A. spying operations in the country, killing an estimated 30 spies

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b9Mp0 TIL After seeing his “incredibly ugly” newborn, Jian Feng accused his wife of cheating. She admitted to several plastic surgeries before the two met. He sued her for false pretense, claiming she misled him for hiding the cosmetic history. He won.
5V069 TIL Andre 3000 wrote the line "Now all Beyoncés and Lucy Lius" in the song Hey Ya because the music video for "Independent Women Part I" was playing on his TV as he wrote the song.
Rk4l TIL The first American in space, Alan Shepard, said “Don’t fuck up, Shepard” before launch. This is now known among aviators as Shepard’s prayer
1670W TIL the ISS has an amateur radio station aboard that is used by astronauts to make contact with schools while in orbit. Occasionally, during their downtime, they also "call out" to any amateur radio operators on Earth.
l78mV TIL the very first assembly of photographs in sequential order to create a motion picture was a two-second clip of a black man on a horse.