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TIL the wolfman from Monster Squad played Uncle flippin' Rico in Napoleon Dynamite.

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njeB TIL that the United States has attacked or “intervened” officially in 145 countries since 1890. It has also been alleged that over 40 assassination attempts have been attempted or completed to initiate regime change favorable to the USA (source in comments).
Egd70 TIL Mao Zedong's successor Hua Guofeng tried to set up his personality cult. New songs and dances in praise of Chairman Hua were performed and a national campaign saturated China with posters showing Hua sitting with Mao. Hua even altered his appearance and calligraphy to resemble Mao
vDjD TIL: Puritans who fled to America to escape religious persecution were notorious for persecuting other religions, and even hanged Quakers for entering the colony of Massachusetts.
d8WL9 TIL cats are one of only a few rare mammals that are unable to tell if food is sweet
Zpx44 TIL the Imperial Library of Constantinople held thousands of ancient Roman and Greek texts for ~1000 years. Most of the library was lost over time due to war and fires, with the Archimedes Palimpsest a notable survivor