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FROM THE DESK OF NATIONAL SECURITY/DIPLOMATIC WAREHOUSE BANJUL THE GAMBIA

by CopyPastaArchive January 26, 2022, 9:50 pm

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TIL Chase National Bank helped raise over $20 million for the Nazis between 1936-1941, by selling Reichmarks to German-American citizens at a discounted rate, and escaped federal prosecution through threatening to leak FBI secrets

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 6:07 pm

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TIL that the bulletin debate, a 19th century debate about romanticizing “the bush(Undeveloped nature)” between Australian poet Banjo peterson and Henry lawson on the national newspaper made the bush become a national identity of the Australians.

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 2:41 pm

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TIL Shrek, the movie, was deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2020.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 11:47 pm

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TIL that in 1931 the USSR sold off many of the Hermitage’s most important artworks (which they considered elitist decadence) to fund industrialization. Under Andrew Mellon, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. acquired 21 of them, creating one of the best ensembles of art in the Americas.

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 10:53 pm

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TIL about the United States National Radio Quiet Zone (USNRQZ). An area larger than Maryland where scientists use sensitive radio telescopes. They are so sensitive that people who live nearby can’t use cell phones, wifi, radio or anything that may interfere with the equipment.

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 5:36 pm

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TIL Brendon Grimshaw purchased Moyenne Island off Seychelles for £8,000 and was its sole inhabitant from 1973 until his death in 2012. He transformed it, planting 16,000 trees and introducing 2,000 birds and 120 giant tortoises. He was offered $50m for it, but had it declared a national park instead

by whatilearned January 22, 2022, 4:41 pm

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TIL: In 1972 the death of Harry Truman forced the closure of all federal offices as part of a national day of mourning. Vietnam draftees scheduled to be inducted on this date had their induction delayed until 1973. In 1973 the draft was not restarted, preventing this group from ever being inducted.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 4:48 pm

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TIL that the National Art Museum Of Ukraine recreated a “Sleeping Beauty” live exhibit inviting men to awaken beauties with a kiss. Five women were selected to perform “sleeping”, having agreed to a very binding clause to marry the men if they opened their eyes while being kissed.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 10:44 am

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TIL Latvia’s symbol of national identity is a rare breed of cow with light blue or dark ultramarine hides, dark meat and produce very little milk. Under Soviet times, the cow was considered useless and tried to breed other cow breeds to replace it, nearly driving the blue cow to extinction.

by whatilearned January 21, 2022, 2:43 am

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TIL when The Betty White Show went national across the U.S. in 1954, White was criticized in the Southern states for having Arthur Duncan, a Black tap dancer, on her show. White received threats to take the show off-air because Arthur was Black. She refused, saying “he stays, live with it”.

by whatilearned January 17, 2022, 7:33 pm

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National Eat Poop Day

by CopyPastaArchive January 17, 2022, 7:24 am

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