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TIL that the FBI once ran a child pornography site in an attempt to identify pedophiles

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JYXEl TIL Nelson Mandela's Handprint Naturally Makes a Shape of Africa.
LQO7d TIL that a 1963 Television western series, "The Dakotas" (starring Jack Elam and Chad Everett), was cancelled almost overnight after viewers called in complaining about a scene in the most recent episode where a lawman murdered two outlaws in a church
wLoYM TIL that Kit Harington is a direct descendant of Robert Catesby - the mastermind behind the plot to blow up parliament. Kit also plays Catesby in the BBC drama Gunpowder, retelling the story behind the plot.
6Jb7 TIL that Hurling, a wildly popular sport in Ireland, is considered completely amateur, and the players get no pay, despite playing in stadiums that hold 80,000+ fans who pay admission.
1raP TIL someone who owns and runs a restaurant is a ‘restaurateur’ (no N), not a 'restauranteur’.