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TIL COINTELPRO was a series of covert, and at times illegal, projects conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) aimed at surveilling, infiltrating, discrediting, and disrupting domestic political organizations.

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LQvam TIL that the Vatican Church recognised the Capybara, technically a rodent, as a fish which led to it being eaten during the meat free Lent season.
d8NVZ TIL that the back vocals on Money for Nothing is by Sting
rNWLd TIL in 1996, a 21-year-old man burst into a New Zealand radio station, took the manager hostage and demanded that Kermit the Frog's rendition of Rainbow Connection be played.
QJVoa TIL that North Koreans are especially proud of Kim Jong Il for his "inventions". One of them is the Gogigyeopbbang or double breaded meat, which is essentially a hamburger.
0wBoL TIL the armonica which Benjamin Franklin invented in 1761 (and some believed caused madness) owes its disorienting sound due to the way we perceive and locate sound. Above 4khz we use loudness for location. Below 1khz we use phase differences. The armonica (1-4khz) is in a range the brain is unsure.