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TIL thousands of sheep died in Dugway in 1968 due to a chemical weapons test

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b94JN TIL Italy and the EU border coastal and border guard agency, Frontex, illegally funded and assisted the Libyan coast guard to capture Libyans fleeing for refuge.
Oodpa TIL of Flesh Gordon, a 1974 American science fiction sex comedy film, serving as an erotic spoof of the Flash Gordon serials. The film features production values comparable to the original serial, and frequent use of gratuitous nudity and brief sex scenes.
rdVW TIL woodlice (aka rolly-polies or pillbugs) are not insects but rather a kind of terrestrial crustacean
J1DGk TIL that rural women in Burundi greet each other with a complex musical ritual called 'akazehe'
M7mGA TIL the tragic story of New Zealander Kerry Hamill, murdered by the Khmer Rouge. Kerry left clues for his loved ones in his forced confession, this included using his home phone number as his secret CIA digits and claiming Colonel Sanders was a superior officer.