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TIL in 1965, 4 CIA employees were fired because they started a “free-for-all food fight in the cafeteria.”

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N7kab TIL that during the Cold War, Soviet military cartographers carried out one of the greatest mapping ventures of all time by producing thousands of detailed maps of terrain and local landmarks of almost the entire world
dDaaB TIL only one NFL player has ever obtained a perfect Wonderlic("IQ") score, Bengals Punter Pat McInally. When asked to Retake the exam 32 years later, he missed one question. "Not a bad score after six concussions." Pat said.
eK9b TIL that in 1875 a swarm of locusts 1800 miles long and 110 miles wide swarmed through the western U.S., causing $200M in crop damage. At 12.5 trillion insects, it was the largest concentration of animals ever seen. Less than 30 years later the species had vanished, and was declared extinct in 1902.
16k0r TIL In 1797, Fath Ali Shah, the second Shah (king) of Qajar Iran, was given a complete set of the Encyclopædia Britannica's 3rd edition, which he read completely; after this feat, he extended his royal title to include "Most Formidable Lord and Master of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
jNykM TIL Model Henriette Yvois became 1 of 12 women from Titanic's 2nd class to die in the sinking. She was travelling with married film maker William Harbeck and they were mistaken by one passenger to be a married couple. Only Harbeck's body was recovered, found clutching Henriette's purse in his hand.