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TIL that EHarmony.com rejects thousands of would-be subscribers who indicate they are depressed or have addiction problems.

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epOR6 TIL Soviet officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, who spoke perfect German, penetrated German lines by posing as a German officer. He heard the first report of Operation Long Jump existing from a drunk SS officer (Nazi plan to kill/kidnap Stalin, Churchill & FDR at the Tehran conference). Soviets ended the plot
p8Qmb TIL Tom Cruise divorced all three of his ex-wives when they turned 33 (Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, Katie Holmes) and each is 11 years younger than the last.
V6Bm TIL: North Korea claims to have sunk the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore and even preserved the ship that “sunk it” in a museum. The USS Baltimore was never deployed to Korea and was scrapped in 1972.
78yDr TIL that asafoetida, a flavoring used in some Indian dishes, is called “devil’s shit” in French, Turkish, and several other languages. Its strong odor dissipates during cooking and it imparts a mild oniony flavor.
4kbPg TIL the same guy who voiced Winnie the Pooh also voiced Kaa in the Jungle Book.