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TIL during the Cold War, due to high levels of activity, the Soviets thought the building in the courtyard at the center of the Pentagon was a Top Secret meeting location. Little did they know, the building was a hot dog stand

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aMvZ TIL Tupac’s grandma Assata Shakur was the first female to be put on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist List and is currently hiding out in Cuba.
XE9nr TIL Over-exerting the neck can cause a stroke. This includes heavy lifting, surfing, holding a phone neck to shoulder - all can cause micro-tears in neck arteries. Carotid artery dissection is the most common cause of ischemic stroke in young people
1al6W TIL that in 1895 there were only two cars in the entire state of Ohio but they still managed to crash into eachother.
gyWW TIL that between 1946 and 2000, the USSR/Russia and the USA have meddled in at least 117 foreign elections.
WyY8 TIL that the wrinkling of fingers after long exposure to water is not due to water absorption, but is a nervous system response that can be disabled by nerve damage.