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TIL the reporter who broke the story about the CIA selling Cocaine in the US had his reputation smeared, career destroyed, and was found dead from TWO gunshot wounds to the head… it was ruled a suicide

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EGd0 TIL Vanna White announced a pregnancy through a Wheel of Fortune puzzle. Sadly, just days after taping, she had miscarried.
Eg0EW TIL that the Roman Empire did not end with the fall of Rome in 476, the eastern half of the empire remained and lasted throughout the medieval period.
9na6 TIL:The Scots had a tradition of deep frying chicken in fat. Scottish immigrants to America continued this frying chicken tradition and are responsible for the introduction of it to African slaves.
b9XL0 TIL that a man living in a high crime area of Oakland, CA put out a tiny statue of Buddha in an attempt to stop illegal dumping on his property. The tiny Buddha began getting worshipped by local Vietnamese residents, and eventually crime in the area went down 82%
KOOX9 TIL at the beginning of his performance at Carnegie Hall, Andy Kaufman invited his "grandmother" to watch the show from a chair he had placed at the side of the stage. At the end of the show, she stood up, took her mask off and revealed that she was actually comedian Robin Williams in disguise.