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TIL peanut butter can glow in the dark. Due to its phenolic compounds, the protective agents found in plant-based foods, that absorb light in the ultra-violet spectrum and glow in the dark.

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 4:36 pm

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TIL one of the first uses of biological agents for murder was in Calcutta, 1933, when Benoyendra Pandey secretly injected Plague into his brother on a train station over a property dispute. He had a previously failed attempt using Tetanus laced spectacles

by whatilearned July 5, 2022, 7:44 am

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TIL in 1993, the U.S launched 23 Tomahawk missiles into a building believed to be HQ of the Iraqi Intelligence Service after Iraqi agents tried to assassinate former President George H.W Bush with a car bomb in Kuwait.

by whatilearned July 4, 2022, 12:35 am

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TIL about the Biological Resource Center in Arizona, that was raided by the FBI in 2014, where agents discovered bodies (which had been donated to “science”) “cut up with chainsaws,” “a woman’s head sewn on a man’s torso,” and more, being sold for profit. The owner got probation. Agents got therapy.

by whatilearned June 14, 2022, 7:26 am

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The CIA is interviewing three potential agents…

by cringeyjokesman June 13, 2022, 10:55 pm

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3 citizens were going through an exam to become agents of the FBI

by cringeyjokesman June 9, 2022, 8:35 pm

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FBI agents of Reddit, what is something you probably shouldn’t tell us?

by QuestionGuy June 8, 2022, 5:29 pm

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TIL the British made “decoy sneakers” for SOE agents in the pacific to disguise their footprints and make them seem like barefoot locals.

by whatilearned May 20, 2022, 6:40 pm

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Real estate agents, What are questions potential buyers should ask more often?

by QuestionGuy May 14, 2022, 1:25 am

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TIL that King Louis XV of France maintained secret diplomatic channels to further his personal interests when they were at odds with the interests of France. The group of 32 agents was called Secret du Roi and was involved in a candidacy for the Polish throne, and the American War of Independence.

by whatilearned April 19, 2022, 8:37 pm

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TIL the Hall & Oates song “I Can’t Go For That” is not about a relationship between two lovers, but about the way the music industry treats artists. John Oates said that the song is really about “not being pushed around by big labels, managers, & agents”.

by whatilearned April 17, 2022, 11:37 am

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TIL in 2007, casting agents in the UK were struggling to find British children that could speak with an RP accent. There is the belief that this was the direct result of overconsumption of Australian TV shows, especially Neighbours.

by whatilearned April 14, 2022, 3:00 am

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