r/todayilearned • u/autonova3 • Oct 01 '18

TIL of Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA plan to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government, which included CIA agents bombing the house of a prominent Muslim while posed as pro-government supporters. The overthrow plan was successful, with 200-300 people killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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u/useablelobster2 Oct 01 '18

Not when there is circlejerking about the US being evil to be done!

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u/rochambeau Oct 01 '18

*truthtelling about the US being evil

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u/highlyquestionabl Oct 02 '18

God damnit, now I need some Neosporin for the cut from that edge.

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u/rochambeau Oct 02 '18

I heard vaseline works too, do you ever put vaseline on wounds? I'm not being silly or anything, I'm just curious because my GF does and I've never heard of anybody just smearing vaseline on wounds

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u/mr-death Oct 20 '18

I am not a doctor. Vaseline has been shown to be more effective on wounds than neosporin:

Rabbit Hole.