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TIL CIA spent $15 million to train a cat to spy on Russians. Just after it was released on its mission, the cat was killed by a car.

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KQd9 TIL the original opening line to the carol “Deck the Halls” was “Oh! How soft my fair one’s bosom, fa la la la la la la la la!”
RYe4 TIL a Georgian man was frustrated about not being able to sell his house and, after a phone call with his wife about it, decided to drive a truck through his living room. When the police arrived to question him he told them he was hot and that opening a window simply wasn’t enough.
ADQXg TIL: During combat, a US Marine’s rifle jammed, so he called customer service to help him fix it.
E1vDW TIL that on New Order’s first pressing of their hit single Blue Monday, the record label actually lost 20 cents for every copy sold due to the intricately designed packaging, totaling a loss of near $100,000.
yQ7e8 TIL:"Eulogy for a Dog" by lawyer George Vest, a powerful tribute to all dogs, helped win judgement in Burden v.Hornsby. This was the 4th trial on the shooting of Burden's dog, Old Drum.Vest had declared he would 'win the case or apologize to every dog in Missouri'.The Missouri Supreme Court upheld.