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TIL the American cartoonist, Molly Norris, organizer of the 2010 “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”, vanished from the face of the earth at the advisement of the FBI.

by whatilearned June 29, 2022, 7:59 pm

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TIL about Joseph Pistone, who, as an FBI agent, infiltrated one of the five big families of the Italian Mafia in New York. The operation lasted from 1976 to 1981 and led to over 200 indictments and over 100 convictions of Mafia members.

by whatilearned June 17, 2022, 6:19 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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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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Gun Control. Knowing what you do now about an 18 year old able to buy an assault rifle, do you think raising the age limit to 21 and a complete FBI background check, would be helpful and prevent SOME school shootings?

by QuestionGuy June 8, 2022, 7:54 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 of the August 26, 1980 Harvey’s Lake Tahoe casino bombing. 3 men in maintenance uniforms rolled in a device covered in cloth labeled IBM to a 2nd story empty office with a note demanding $3 million. The FBI was forced to detonate it after failing to defuse it

by whatilearned June 7, 2022, 2:51 am

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TIL that Mark Felt, who notoriously provided reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein with critical information about the Watergate scandal under the pseudonym “Deep Throat”, was nearly nominated to serve as Acting Director of the FBI after the resignation of L. Patrick Gray in 1973.

by whatilearned May 31, 2022, 3:28 pm

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TIL about Operation ABSCAM, which was a FBI sting operation carried out in 1980 to trap corrupt politicians. Which included a senator and six congressmen

by whatilearned May 19, 2022, 11:00 pm

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Newly released FBI files reveal the hidden story behind the 1982 assassination of a Turkish diplomat outside Boston • MuckRock

by HistoryBuff May 18, 2022, 8:34 pm

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TIL about Bradford Bishop, who allegedly killed his wife, mother and three sons in 1976. Bishop was only removed from the FBI’s Top Ten Most Wanted List in 2018, due to his advanced age, and is still being pursued by the FBI, as there have been sightings of Bishop across Europe for 40 years.

by whatilearned May 18, 2022, 1:35 pm

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TIL In 1967, Detroit Tiger Mikey Lolich was called to active duty with the National Guard in response to the ongoing Detroit Riots. He then received death threats for his role in quelling the riot. The FBI subsequently placed a team of snipers on the roof of Tiger Stadium during his next two starts.

by whatilearned May 4, 2022, 6:04 pm

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