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TIL there is an anti-date rape cup and straw. They detect date rape drugs when placed in a beverage to alert the victim.

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jNe7n TIL the TV show 'Black Mirror' derives its name from the reflection you see in a switched off screen or monitor
XE7v8 TIL that over the past few years, 35 bicycles and 7 cars have been left aboard Washington State Ferries. The passengers boarded and forgot they rode/drove on and walked off. This can result in massive (and expensive) searches, in case the passenger went overboard.
XEJBk TIL that no Great White Shark has ever lived longer than 198 days in captivity. Before 2004, 16 days was the record.
lomYV TIL between 1979 and 1989 Mat, one of the characters of the Czechoslovak TV show Pat & Mat, had his shirt color switched from red to grey because censors thought that the main characters wearing red and yellow shirts was a jab at the Soviet-Chinese relations.
G7VJ TIL Pirates were among the first groups to institute democratic governance, including election of captains.