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TIL CAPTCHA stands for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart

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4kvZ6 TIL when Lee Harvey Oswald arrived in Moscow, he said to the interpreter about his communist beliefs and intention to obtain the nationality of the USSR. For his twentieth birthday, two days after Oswald's arrival, this interpreter gives him a copy of Dostoevsky’s novel "The Idiot".
JYoQk TIL Your song by Elton John is 50 years old!
oQb8 TIL that America’s First Shopping Mall is Now Stuffed With Micro Homes: Inspired by ship construction, each of the 38 rental units—which measure from 225 to 300 square feet—includes a bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and built-in storage.
neDgY TIL that Viggo Mortensen recorded six experimental ambient records with Buckethead. This one, Pandemoniumfromamerica, also features three Hobbits (Wood, Monaghan, Boyd) and a reading by Noam Chomsky.
l798a TIL in Siwa, Egypt, locals use scorching desert sand for medicinal benefits. Buried up to their necks to alleviate ailments like rheumatism and infertility, bathers endure this therapy for 15 minutes, followed by relaxation in a sauna tent.