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TIL that Apple doesn’t allow villains to use iPhones in movies
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TIL that the word Fuhrer is no longer used in German as a meaning of “leader” due to WW2. The word Leiter is used instead.
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TIL In the mid 1920’s the US Department of Prohibition ordered the poisoning of industrial alcohols, products regularly stolen and resold as drinkable spirits. They did this to scare people out of drinking and to track where speakeasies were located. The program killed an estimated 10,000 people.
4kDON
TIL Garry Hoy, a Canadian lawyer who attempted to prove that the building's glass windows were unbreakable by throwing himself against the glass. The glass did not break when he hit it, but the window frame gave way and Hoy fell to his death.
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Having babies on Mars will be more nightmarish than 'we' think.
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TIL Penny slot machines pull in more money for casinos than any other game in both wagers and wins