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TIL of an unfinished skyscraper in Venezuela inhabited entirely by squatters

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m1mnP TIL the CIA once called an assassination team the Health Alteration Committee to "incapacitate" an Iraqi Colonel
j64Dn TIL that Al Capone's long lost older brother was a prohibition lawman in the Dakotas. The brothers lost contact for decades until reuniting later in Al's life.
6DPW TIL that in 2008, a conservative town in Oregon elected the 1st openly transgender, cross-dressing mayor in the US. When the Westboro Baptist Church came to protest, many of the male residents of the town wore dresses as an act of solidarity with their mayor.
pL08 TIL that Herodotus gives an account of the Agathyrsi, who lived in Transylvania during the fifth century BC. He described them as a luxurious people who held their wives in common, so all men would be brothers.
9w8YX TIL: the single “Uptown Funk” was based on rapper Trinidad James “All Gold Everything”. James receives 8% in royalties from the Bruno Mars hit. Similarities include similar rapped verses, the same refrain as apart of the chorus, and a drum section set to the same rhythm as James’ adlibbing