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TIL between 1978 and 1980 the FBI formed a fake company and attempted to bribe members of congress. Out of 31 officials who were tested, 12 accepted the bribe and were convicted

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9KjB TIL France is the only country in Europe to be completely self-sufficient in basic food production.
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67Om TIL that the key ingredient in most dryer sheets is beef fat
loBZG TIL When Helium is cooled to a few degrees below its boiling point, will suddenly be able to do things that other fluids can't. Dribble through molecule-thin cracks, climb up and over the sides of a dish, and remain motionless when its container is spun due to its frictionless flow.
M7eQV TIL about king Wuyi of Shang dynasty of China. He humiliated an idol called the god of heaven after playing a game with it when it lost the game. He also shot a leather bag filled with blood in the sky and said he was shooting the heavens.He was killed by lightening while on a hunting trip.