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TIL The DEA taught Bryan Cranston how to make meth for Breaking Bad

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BgxlD TIL of Operation Gideon (2020): a failed attempt by American private military company, Silvercorp, to get rid of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro, and place pro-U.S. Juan Guaidó in power.
b9rDE TIL the band Cannibal Corpse appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective because Jim Carrey was a fan and wanted them. They declined at first because of a tour but agreed after production rearranged their schedule to accommodate them and when they met Jim "he rattled off lyrics to 'Rancid Amputation'."
JjJ8 TIL that the world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, used his incredibly long arms (1.06m) to remove plastic from the stomachs of 2 dolphins, which ultimately saved their lives, after trainers tried numerous other methods.
4k4Da TIL people over 40 are a protected class in California. We’re not that old damn it!
wAKW TIL that US military operations during the 2003 Iraq invasion were originally conducted under the codename Operation Iraqi Liberation. They later changed it to Operation Iraqi Freedom because of the acronym.