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TIL The fake places exist on a map to catch copycat mapmakers

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0nd1 TIL that subscribers with female names to pay online pornography sites are flagged as likely sources of credit-card fraud, because “so many of these charges result in an angry wife or mother demanding a refund for the misuse of her card”.
78n7r TIL Kermit the Frog's name in most of Hispanic America is la rana René (René the Frog), while in Spain, he is named Gustavo.
kbGd TIL “RMS Titanic” fired 8 emergency flares before sinking. A ship in the area, the “SS Californian”, saw the flares and that the ship appeared uneven in the water. The crew told the captain, who did not believe the rockets were fired in distress. All of Titanic’s passengers could have been rescued.
Z8mG4 TIL The letter sent by the FBI to the band NWA, made famous in the film Straight Outta Compton is now enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The letter said the song Fuck Tha Police promoted “violence against and disrespect for the law-enforcement officer"
p8BnO TIL that Tesla Motors made all of their patents available to the open market in 2014 for the advancement of electric vehicle technology.