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D1aev TIL: Continental Cablevision broadcasted a T-shirt offer only to viewers who were obtaining the pay-per-view signal illegally. This was done by encoding the signal in a way only illegal decoders could decode. Those who responded were caught stealing cable.
JGbv TIL squirrels will pretend to bury nuts if they’re being watched to deceive potential thieves
b4EE TIL: On Johnny Carson’s final show, Comedy Central went dark, leaving a video gone-fishing sign saying the people are out “watching Johnny Carson’s last show and so should you.”