Last month, the CIA opened ‘Langley Field House’, a new gym that had been built on a former parking lot at HQ. There was an internal naming contest that featured such variants as ‘Gym 007’, ‘Where The Parking Used to Be’, and ‘Super Secret Spy Gym’.
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The Scopes Monkey Trial began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1925 with John Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. The trial was viewed as an opportunity to challenge the constitutionality of the bill, to publicly advocate for the legitimacy of Darwin’s theory of evolution and to enhance the profile of the American Civil Liberties Union. 🎥 Scopes Monkey Trial; 1925
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Instead of climate refugees, Maldivians can become climate innovators by using engineering to stay above the surface. https://t.co/9oOnM8zKuN
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Russian astronauts posted images with flags from Ukrainian regions that Russia has overtaken. https://t.co/qE6POOw80c
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‘Brahms and Liszt’ is rhyming slang for ‘pissed’.
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Washing my face now
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There are just some foods that I refuse to try😤 What food did you start liking once you got older? Follow wtffunfacts for more . . . #facto #factzoflife #freefacts #wtffunfacts #thoughtprovoking #thecompletefacts #amazingfact #factstho #didyouknowgram #didyouknowthat #unknownfacts #mindblowingfacts #generalknowledge #factsdaily #instafact #factsarefacts #factzonly #worldfacts #dailyfacts #interestingfacts #dailyknowledge #factsoflife #realfacts #factz #instafacts #allfacts #factsonfacts #coolfacts #factss #awesomefacts
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The Battle of Britain was the first battle in history fought solely in the air. Beginning on #ThisDayInHistory in 1940, pilots and support crews on both sides took to the skies and battled for control of airspace over Great Britain, Germany, and the English Channel. 🎥 London preparing for airbombings; 1939
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Science and many instances show that felines are actually devoted to their humans. https://t.co/TIwsClQZVZ
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Either live closer to work or work from home. It will feel great and you’ll have more time on your hands. Follow wtffunfacts for more . . . #facto #factzoflife #freefacts #wtffunfacts #thoughtprovoking #thecompletefacts #amazingfact #factstho #didyouknowgram #didyouknowthat #unknownfacts #mindblowingfacts #generalknowledge #factsdaily #instafact #factsarefacts #factzonly #worldfacts #dailyfacts #interestingfacts #dailyknowledge #factsoflife #realfacts #factz #instafacts #allfacts #factsonfacts #coolfacts #factss #awesomefacts
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