The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week.
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What does the CIA not want you to know? The quiz has the secret
Plus: ambiguous mascots, rodents with hard-to-spell names, and three boring photos of buildings.
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A huge crane with a CIA history helps with the Baltimore bridge cleanup
There aren’t many cranes that have a storied history like the Chesapeake 1000 — nicknamed “Chessy” — which has been brought in to clear Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge.
