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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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BGx TIL that Google Talk has a feature that translates your chat into another language in real time.
6E9Jw TIL modern capital letters are characterized by straight lines and supple curves to make them easier to carve into stone. Lower case letters were only used for everyday writing and weren't originally used in conjunction with upper case.
1OdD TIL that “Randy’s Donuts,” featured in Iron Man 2, is a southern California landmark that has appeared in numerous other films television shows, and at least one song.
7Mlb TIL that in 2010, when Google replaced their logo with playable Pacman, users spent an extra 36 seconds on the page. Assuming this time was wasted, it resulted in a $120M loss in man hours.
x6e60 TIL the estimated odds of a structure in Tornado Alley taking a direct hit from a tornado is 5,000 to 1