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TIL Joseph Stalin banned the field of genetics as capitalistic 'bourgeois pseudoscience', with fatal consequences for many Soviet scientists.

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oZO8 TIL that USMC Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler, recipient of 16 medals (five for heroism), wrote a booklet called “War is a Racket” detailing the conspiratorial nature of the US military and war-profiteers
vPQnB TIL: an Italian former porn star, Carlo Masi, quit porn to do research in applied mathematics, got his PhD, taught real analysis, became a professor, and then got sacked for being a former porn star. He sued and won against the university.
aW8Z TIL Tennis star Novak Djokovic bought the entire supply of Pule cheese, a rare donkey cheese that is only produced in his home country of Serbia. This is also considered the most expensive cheese in the world.
x6MN0 TIL that the earliest ancient Egyptian restaurant served only grains, wildfowl, and onions
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