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TIL Albert Einstein had an affair with a Soviet spy.

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M7oAK TIL Much like Zodiacs in the west, in Korea people look to Blood Types to infer personality traits.
R7LVw TIL that, when World War 2 began, the US had the 12th largest army (behind Brazil) and the 18th largest air force in the world. By summer 1944, we were building bombers at the rate of one per hour.
wbWE TIL The United States government has admitted to a past history of forced sterilization of Native American women
7roBx TIL that originally (up until 1804) electors could cast two votes for two different U.S. candidates for President, and the first runner-up presidential candidate became Vice President to guard against electoral gamesmanship.
5AWk TIL That they sell a “Hottest Priests of the Vatican” calendar on stands in Vatican City.