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TIL A Verizon developer outsourced his work to china to browse Reddit and watch cat videos all day

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70r7 TIL:Anne Parrish, whilst browsing bookshops in Paris, came upon a book that was one of her childhood favorites. She picked up the old book and showed it to her husband. He opened it and found the inscription: “Anne Parrish, 209 N. Weber Street, Colorado Springs.” It was Anne’s very own book.
RLa7 TIL A primary school in East Sussex frustrated with the lack of a dyslexic-friendly sans-serif typeface that taught kids how to write naturally commissioned their own custom font from a London design house. The highly versatile typeface, Castledown, has been nominated for a design of the year award.
05Vj TIL A UK Election candidate who got zero votes demanded a recount because he knew he voted for himself.
DQAgg TIL Lucky 7 was one of the USA's first pirate TV stations. For three nights the station broadcasted sci-fi shows, films, and pornos from Syracuse NY. The broadcast also included a person in mask wearing a noose. The culprits were never caught but the broadcast likely came from Syracuse University.
9YdwM TIL The Harlem Globetrotters played the Minneapolis Lakers (now the L.A. Lakers) in a real basketball game in 1948, and won 61-59. The match helped prove that the NBA should be open to black athletes.