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TIL CIA did collect Soviet jokes.

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a8Aw0 TIL Though commonly thought to be owned by no-one, 7 countries have made territorial claims to Antarctica, including Australia, UK, New Zealand, and France. The US does not acknowledge it.
e0aQD TIL Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez that appeared in only two cartoons. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection
rRXw TIL that most recycling companies throw out plastic water bottles that still have the cap on, due to it being a different type of plastic than the bottle.
5xLP TIL A 13 year old boy was tried as an adult after stealing a phone, because of the size of his penis.
6EmJw TIL Physics Laureate Gerard Muorou (2018, Short Pulse Lasers) accidentally revolutionized Ophthalmology when in 1993 a student, struck by the laser, miraculously suffered no damage as the pulse was amazingly short, lasting a femtosecond long. The laser than became the Standard-Bearer in Eye Surgery.