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TIL That Tom Green had a rap group in the early 90's

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ne0dr TIL of a 1972 CIA project to wiretap enemy phone lines deep within North Vietnam. The helicopter used in the operation, developed at Area 51, was the quietest ever built. In the dead of night, its pilots flew 100-200 feet above North Vietnamese farmers and anti-aircraft guns without being detected.
rR46x TIL the USA was the first country to gain independence from the British Empire.
OowV1 TIL in 1960, Fidel Castro nationalized all U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba. The US sent CIA trained Cuban exiles to overthrow him, but failed due to missed military strikes. Castro captured the exiles, but ultimately freed them in exchange for medical supplies and baby food worth $53M.
4k6Y6 TIL, that France shares its largest border with Brazil
X17r TIL That a reddit post from a year ago, involving Time Travel, is now being made into a movie by Warner Brothers.