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TIL a Muslim woman has dedicated her life to watching over the Jewish museum in Morocco

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PePZ TIL The most profitable movie of all time is My Big Fat Greek Wedding, with a 6150% return on investment
YJ7 TIL the CIA had a plan to drop gigantic condoms labeled “Medium” into the USSR to convince Russian women that Americans were more virile
QNvwX TIL that Target used to be known for having a "Design of the Decade" award-winning pill bottle design, ClearRx, but it was discontinued when their pharmacy division was sold to CVS in 2015. The patent was filed in 2005 so in 2025 the design will be fair for anyone to use.
N74V6 TIL the British made up the idea that carrots improved eyesight during World War 2 as a reason for their war pilots’ good “eyesight” when really they were trying to hide their new radar tech.
KVnw TIL in 1996, future pop singer James Blunt, then a British Army Officer deployed to Kosovo, was ordered by the NATO Supreme Allied Commander to forcibly take an airport occupied by Russian troops, but he refused, saying he was, “not going to start the Third World War.”