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TIL About ‘The Misty Experiment’ The Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

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LkD9 TIL that Valve has an “F” rating according to the BBB
ne0vB TIL - in 1941 people in Northern California and Southwestern Oregon started a push to form a new US State called Jefferson. The counties for a couple weeks would "secede every Thursday," using rifles to interdict drivers on Route 99 and hand them copies of their proclamation of independence.
mxRVy TIL about Caodaism a Syncretic Religion with about 4.4 million adherents . Their Pantheon Includes Joan of Arc , William Shakespeare, Jesus ,Muhammed and Lenin (among others).
WwAo TIL there’s a man in New York City who mines sidewalk cracks for gold. He can make over $600 a week…
R0Kl TIL on August 29, 1966, The Beatles played what would become their last official concert as a band at Candlestick Park, San Francisco. The Park’s capacity was 42,500, but only 25,000 tickets were sold, leaving large sections of unsold seats.