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TIL the use of OMG is over a hundred years old
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TIL that all attempts to create a national identity card (a federal agency-issued mandatory form of identification) have been strongly opposed by both conservative and liberal politicians, who regard it as the mark of a totalitarian society.
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TIL about Chumboxes, a grid of clickbait articles found on a majority of news sites. Over 80% of these articles are ads and are focused on things like miracle cures and images of pills
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TIL Boston was named after a town in England, which was named after this guy. Boston is a contraction of Botwulfs town.
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TIL that in World War I, a homing pigeon named Cher Ami was shot by the Germans, but managed to keep flying and carry the message of help. Thanks to this, 194 American soldiers were saved
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TIL That the designer of the 90s Disney video games Aladdin and Goof Troop to the Super Nintendo were designed by none other than Shinji Mikami, that created Resident Evil, who also helped produce many other famous video game series