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TIL the US State Department spent $630,000 to increase Facebook ‘likes’

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ne0XW TIL that the CIA knew Soviet citizens had a better diet than American citizens
l7MLG TIL about composer Claude Vivier’s murder in 1983, which some believe was actually an elaborate suicide. Vivier was stabbed to death by a man he picked up at a bar. Later an unfinished score of Vivier’s was found in which the protagonist Claude is stabbed to death by a man he meets in the subway.
W7ED9 TIL of "The Dip", a 50/50 solution of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide used to clean lead off of suppressors and other firearm parts. The resulting chemical reaction dissolves the lead into lead acetate, which can cause lead poisoning from simple contact with the dermis (skin).
xL17 TIL most languages name the game of Chess after their word for “check”
VMgAk Nasa astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly no longer genetically identical after space trip.