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TIL that during the WWII, Khanpasha Nuradilov a Chechen native, was credited with over 920 confirmed kills, taking 12 prisoners, and capturing nine machine guns.

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WX9 TIL that actress Sarah Polley, the little girl from The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, refused the demands of Disney executives to remove a peace sign worn in protest of the first Gulf War, thus severing her ties with the company.
gAob TIL Playboy’s circulation reached its peak at 7 million in 1972, down to about 1.5 million today
JrK4 TIL In Los Angeles you can serve a jail sentence in a much nicer “pay-to-serve” jails for $100. These allow day release for employment, food delivery, and better visiting conditions. Those that can’t pay as much clean the jail.
5VYg8 TIL that there existed a Hitler-themed restaurant near Mumbai in 2006
aRay TIL That a 1956 report on the CIA’s covert activities found that the CIA was influencing foreign elections as part of their Cold War operations. The report also concluded that the CIA was exerting “almost unilateral” control on US foreign policy.