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

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1aZlD TIL that the Italian city of Monza banned goldfish in bowls because the shape of the bowl gives the fish "a distorted sense of reality"
kJ1X1 TIL that the night before his inauguration as Vice President, Andrew Johnson attended a party in his honor at which he drank heavily. The following morning, a hungover Johnson delivered a rambling, incoherent address in the Senate Chamber as Abraham Lincoln, the Congress, and dignitaries looked on.
od4r TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s father was named Homer, Mother was Marge, and had sisters named Maggie and Lisa. Bonus: His mother’s maiden name was Wiggum.
WlY TIL there is a theorem which posits a hairy sphere can never be combed perfectly flat.
NloM TIL daytime fireworks are made up of colored smoke so they can be seen during the day.