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TIL that the Nation of Islam teaches that white people are a race of “Devils” created by a black scientist 6,600 years ago on a Greek island.

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oRYnr TIL the CIA committed a coup in Australia against a democratically elected prime minister in 1975.
8nDb TIL Roald Dahl’s daughter died of measles and because of a recent resurgence in the infection due to a willful lack of vaccinations, he penned a letter to parents urging them to vaccinate their children.
OGGLg TIL in 2010 the US Air Force built a supercomputer out of 1760 PS3s. It was the 35th most powerful supercomputer in the world at the time and used 10% of the energy of comparable systems.
d8DkQ TIL: The United States government considers toothy smiles “unusual or unnatural expressions” on passports or visas.
DQXxP TIL that before the rise of the Nazis in Germany, the Swastika was a common symbol associated with good health and wellbeing, appearing on RAF planes, fruit packaging and even Coca-Cola merchandise.