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TIL of leaked documents that show evidence of govenment agents using social media (such as reddit) to manipulate public perception.

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XOMR TIL that the Ichthys symbol (The Jesus Fish) was a pagan symbol of fertility, which included representing the Vulva of Isis.
Nxl1 TIL A breed of dog called the Komondor was bred to guard sheep because its dreadlocks are too thick for wolves’ to bite through, and because it looks like a sheep.
9Yd6r TIL President John Adams drank a hard cider every morning at breakfast to settle his stomach
4XVgX TIL it only took 1 year and 45 days to build the Empire State Building
xAb0 TIL In 1990 British Airways pilot Tim Lancaster was sucked out of a window when it broke off and was pinned to the aircraft for 20 minutes while crew clung to his legs before landing. He suffered only minor injuries and was flying within 5 months.