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TIL Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a non-fiction calling out King Leopold's abuses

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E10Bd TIL The developers of a game called Game Dev Tycoon, released 2 versions of their game; one was an official release, and the other was a pirated version released directly onto pirating sites. The only difference between them was that in the latter, in-game companies would go bankrupt due to piracy.
QNyOL TIL that the Ghanaian Kingsley Ofosu is the only survivor of a massacre perpetrated by the crew of a cargo ship he and 8 other people stowed away on. He managed to hide for 3 days then flee to safety when the ship reached France, while the other stowaways were all murdered by the crew.
WAv8 TIL After President Grover Cleveland lost his reelection bid in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison, Cleveland held an umbrella over his successor’s head while Harrison delivered his inaugural address in a rainstorm.
BrpVW TIL the Battle of Los Angeles occurred in 1942 when a blackout was issued for LA due to a rumored enemy air raid. Thought to be an attacking force from Japan, 1,400 rounds were spent shooting at a weather balloon and the event indirectly killed 5 people.
d8R08 TIL the Gish Gallop is a debate technique where you say as many lies as you can so your opponent wastes time disproving them.