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TIL: Mikhail Gorbachev never ran for office in a direct popular election until 1996. He received .5% of the vote.

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07oj TIL that during WW II the 603rd unit was designated as Camouflage Engineers. Many of the soldiers were recruited from arts schools and set designers. Their objective was not only to teach camouflage, but to deceive the enemy through the art of design. They became known as the Ghost Army
KYlmQ TIL: The Cia Cia language, an Austroniasian language spoken in Buton, an island in Indonesia, is written in the Korean alphabet (Hangul).
6pvY TIL that the 2003 invasion of Iraq was initially called “Operation Iraqi Liberation”, but was quickly changed to “Operation Iraqi Freedom” due to the acronym spelling out “OIL”.
YpkjZ TIL sultans of the Ottoman Empire employed deaf servants, because silence played a key role in expressing majesty to subjects and visitors.
VAAQ TIL Louis C.K. cut out the middleman, which earns him less money overall, in order to provide affordable $45 tickets to his performances & affordable streaming service.