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TIL the U.S. bombed China’s embassy in Belgrade almost 15 years ago, killing three Chinese journalists. The bombing was blamed on outdated maps, but it was later revealed that the CIA actually possessed up-to-date maps.

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91Am TIL That the CIA secretly tested LSD on American citizens because they believed the communists were using it as a method of mind control, and didn’t want to fall behind in developing the technology.
ANADa TIL modern fruit is becoming too sweet for zoo animals after years of genetic modification.
5YKGp TIL of Xie Jianshun, a Taiwanese soldier who was discovered to be intersex. When the doctors examined him they concluded that his male gonad tissue was deteriorating and decided it was for the best that he undergo sex reasignment surgery. The transition was then imposed on Xie against his wishes.
4nVb TIL: You can actually die from a broken heart
WNld TIL that the constitution of Norway is the 3rd oldest constitution in the world still in continuous force. It’s 200 years old today, the 17th of may 2014.