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TIL a man took 23 years to travel to every country and region in the world.

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EgZvX TIL that as Governor of California, Ronald Reagan was not fiscally conservative. He increased spending by 9%, increased the sales tax from 3% to 5%, and increased taxes for the highest income bracket from 7% to 10%
WgOX TIL that the Stasi(East German Secret Police) used a psychological technique called Zersetzung, which involved things like breaking into a targets house and rearranging things, calling in the middle of the night, and sending dildos.
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4XlPX TIL that 15 years ago, Berkeley Researchers recovered "typed text using audio recording of keystrokes"