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W7wW8 TIL that the first recorded hack occurred in 1903. While Guglielmo Marconi was publicly demonstrating his new "secure" wireless telegraph, rival inventor Nevil Maskelyne managed to broadcast rude poems to the receiver, accusing Marconi of "diddling the public".
0xl1 TIL the Producers of Hannah Montana almost named her Alexis Texas.
awpb TIL If Manhattan had as many people per square mile as Alaska, there would be 14 people in Manhattan.
5NGr Til that Ronald Reagan removed the regulation against product placement in children’s shows, helping create the 80’s cartoon boom with shows like Gi Joe, My little Pony, and Transformers.
loeGa TIL Between 1912 and 1948, the Olympic Games awarded medals in sculpture, music, painting, and architecture.After a heated debate in the post-war years, the competitions were scrapped. John Copley of Britain won one of the final medals at age 73 for his painting named "Polo Players".