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TIL in 1961 a puppy from one of the first dogs to survive a trip into space was given to Carolyn Kennedy as a gift from Nikita Khrushchev

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nOwB TIL Nazi spies tried infiltrating Russia in WW2 using fake passports; the passports were recognized as fraud because Russian passports use iron staples that stain the pages with rust, while Nazis used steel. During the Cold War, American spies made the same mistake
8a7ea TIL three poachers broke into a reserve to hunt for rhinos and ended up being eaten by a pack of lions.
LvQQ TIL a study conducted by a linguist and a sound engineer concluded the perfect male voice would be a combination of Alan Rickman and Jeremy Irons
6EPrw TIL that London is plagued by wild parakeets, theorized to have descended from a pair released by Jimi Hendrix in the ‘60s
EgQM7 TIL that on 25 May 2003, a Boeing 727-223 airliner, was stolen at Quatro de Fevereiro Airport in Luanda, Luanda, Angola,prompting a worldwide search by law enforcement intelligence agencies in the United States. No trace of the aircraft has since been found.