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TIL CIA agents in the 50’s used different lacing patterns to secretly communicate

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ZewQ TIL During the Stonewall Riots, the rioters responded to the arrival of the tactical riot squad by forming Rockette style kick-lines, and shouting to the tune of Howdy Doody “We are the Stonewall girls/ We wear our hair in curls/ We don’t wear underwear/ We show our pubic hairs.”
1aANW TIL JFK's Dad, Joseph Kennedy made millions through insider trading. Years later he became the first chairman of the SEC and promptly made insider trading illegal
OGZb6 TIL that Jesse "The Body" Ventura was a bodyguard for both The Rolling Stones and Grateful Dead before he became a professional wrestler.
OGYja TIL There is not just a price difference, but also a chemical difference between gasoline in the summer and gasoline in the winter.
MWa7 TIL the stars in the Brazilian flag represents the stars in the sky at the day and hour of its independence