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TIL that Axel Rose is the lead singer of AC/DC

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neEmb TIL that Victor Marchetti's 1974 work "The CIA and the Cult of Intelligence" was the first book subject to pre-publication censorship by the US government. The book was published with gaps showing where text had been excised and bold text where CIA censorship demands had been overturned by a court.
16Al4 TIL that shortly after WW2, the 'Bitch Wars' were fought between Russian mobsters and former mobsters who joined the Soviet military. Collaborating with the government was forbidden in the Russian mafia, and the collaborators were given the named 'Sukka' meaning , 'bitch'.
WoL4 TIL the movie Behind Enemy Lines was backward. The downed pilot was rescued with full NATO cooperation and was in fact put into danger by a US general releasing information to the press. The pilot sued Fox over the movie and they settled out of court.
LEKv TIL: A new law in California protects drug users from criminal drug charges if they are seeking medical attention for OD victim.
NN5b TIL painting fake aircraft canopies onto the bottom of fighter planes is a technique used to confuse enemy jets about which side of an airplane is up versus down, buying critical moments of disorientation in an aerial battle.