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EgQPW TIL that in 1941, American vessels of the Atlantic fleet fired hundreds of rounds on a light in the sky believing it to be a Japanese aircraft. It turned out to be the planet Venus.
XEv86 TIL that actress Kaley Cuoco's father-in-law is founder and Chairman of Intuit, maker of TurboTax & QuickBooks
XENA6 Today I learned that the handkerchief on a stick (that is seen in movies carried by hobos to carry their stuff) is called a bindle.
neOJr TIL that people in the Philippines say "Tao po" when knocking on someone's door. It translates to "I am a human being". It comes from the belief that evil entities cannot do human speech. "Tao po, hindi aswang" is the original phrase, meaning "I am a human, not a flesh eating monster"
nWaAB TIL that Jim Jones was a committed socialist, and saw the church as a way to spread Marxism. Jones would tell his followers that "I am come as God Socialist", and even created his own baptismal formula, baptizing his converts "in the holy name of Socialism".