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TIL that in 1963 Harry Truman wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post criticizing the CIA, which he created, for becoming increasingly sinister and casting a shadow over the image the US was trying to project to the world.

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EO8d TIL that while in Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte had a paranormal experience at the King’s Chamber in Giza. He was visibly shaken afterwards and asked that it never be mentioned again.
6B58 TIL in 2007 a Bowhead whale was found to have a harpoon dating back to the 1890’s embedded in its blubber, indicating that it had survived a similar attack more than 100 years prior
woVoM TIL that a trio of drunken boys decided to sail out to sea looking for a girl they saw at a sports competition event. They ended up sailing for more than seven weeks and drifted 1300 km off course before being rescued by a tuna boat. They all survived by drinking beer, eating coconuts and a bird.
M7PxB Today I learned that WD-40 stands for Water Displacing oil number 40!
LkbQQ TIL of Cathedral High School, a small school in El Paso, that was revoked of its Notre Dame Leprechaun logo after going unnoticed by the college for over 86 years.