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TIL that the American oil company Texaco directly supported the Spanish Fascist Fransisco Franco in his war against democracy in the 1930’s. He provided fuel to the Nazis and the Spanish/Italian Fascists and intel to help bomb Democratic fuel ships

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vPRbD TIL in 1987 a news broadcast was interupted by a man pointing a gun at a newscaster, whilst giving him a piece of paper to read which was his manifesto detailing the CIA and aliens. Once the police arrived he immediately put down his gun (which was revealed to be a toy) and was arrested.
YE5A TIL that actor John Cazale only ever appeared in five movies, but all five were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. After his death, archive footage of him was used in a sixth movie. This, too, was nominated for Best Picture.
N7N56 TIL the creator of Bumfights went onto Dr.Phil dressed as Dr.Phil and claimed they both took advantage of people in the same way
MRnV TIL the model for Uncle Sam on the famous 1917 post “I want you” is the face of the painter, James Montgomery Flagg. For effect he aged his own portrait and added the goatee beard. Flagg used his own picture in order to avoid the need to find a model.
VMvD0 TIL After eating garlic, its sulfur compounds are released not only in the mouth but also in the gut, from which they seep into the lungs and skin. To prevent garlic breath, plant chemicals like chlorophyll and polyphenols bind to sulfur compounds in garlic and help neutralize odor