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TIL the CIA operated a number of gaming sites, including a star wars related one, that were used to communicate with assets

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78wOZ TIL about the Council of Constance (1414-1418), that resolved the Western Schism within the Catholic Church. It arranged the renunciation of both Roman pope Gregory XII and Pisan antipope John XXIII. The Avignon antipope Benedict XIII was excommunicated, while pope Martin V was elected
WkjpL TIL that E. C. Segar, cartoonist behind Popeye, died at age of only 43 from leukemia and liver disease in 1938. He worked on Popeye for only 9 years.
x6Llg TIL Actor Kurt Russell first reported the famous Phoenix Lights UFO sighting, in which thousands of Phoenix residents all claim to have seen a UFO
QJnd6 TIL there are more fried chicken restaurants in Korea than there are McDonalds and Subways (combined) globally
rR1mw TIL governments banned the Incandescent Lightbulb for not being efficient enough, but MIT researchers developed an incandescent bulb more efficient than LED bulbs.