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TIL since he lost the democratic primary in 2006 Joe Lieberman created his own party and won

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LQPkQ TIL that F-111s conducted the longest fighter mission in history in 1986 as a result continental european NATO members closing the airspace to the US Air Force.
epNdE TIL The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) is one of the most famous symbols of Venice. Known today as the bridge of love, it was originally the bridge that prisoners crossed before being locked up in the Venetian prisons and from which, sighing, they could see the sunlight for the last time.
V0y0 TIL in 2007, the Israeli Ambassador to El Salvador was recalled after being found outside the Israeli Embassy drunk, hands tied, and wearing only a corset and bondage gear. The police only discovered his identity after removing the ball gag from his mouth.
b4Rp TIL that Ted Turner planned to colorize Citizen Kane, but scrapped the project after Orson Welles’ dying wish was “Don’t let Ted Turner deface my movie with his crayons.”
OnGR TIL there is a condition that can cause a male to be born with female genitals but express male genitals during puberty.