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TIL no countries have purple on their flag because up until the 1800s, purple was worth more than its weight in gold.

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e0bME TIL Winona Ryder was supposed to play the role of Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III, but was replaced last minute with Sofia Coppola because of becoming sick a week before filming. Critics panned Coppola's performance, and it was a major reason that the movie tanked at the box office.
QJMy9 TIL At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, a barefoot Ethopian marathon runner won the marathon and broke the world record.
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.
neAmP TIL that US Olympic gold medalists pay almost $10,000 in taxes for each gold medal they win.
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