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TIL a British spy 'fired the shot that finished off Rasputin'

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v1OML TIL of "Operation Snow White", an operation carried out by the Church of Scientology, was one of the largest infiltration of the US government in history.
R58N4 TIL the government of South Africa used to issue permits/licenses to hunt the San (Bushmen) people. The last one was issued in Namibia in 1936.
KMvw TIL When Płaszów survivor Mila Pfefferberg was introduced to Ralph Fiennes on the set of “Schindler’s List” she began to shake uncontrollably, as Fiennes, attired in full SS dress uniform, reminded her of the real Amon Goeth.
b6v04 TIL that since 2002, the American National Archives stores important national documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution within argon-filled cases to inhibit their degradation.
0omy TIL Despite basing ‘O Brother, Where art Thou?’ on The Odyssey, neither of the Coen Brothers had ever read the Epic and were only familiar with the plot through adaptations and pop culture references.