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TIL about Gladys Bentley, a lesbian blues singer who wore men's clothing and added dirty lyrics to songs

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mxljO TIL of the Corrupted Blood incident, an unintentional glitch in World of Warcraft that simulated the spread of a deadly pandemic. It was later studied by epidemiologists due to the reaction of the gamers and its resemblance to the general populace.
oBj9A TIL: In his college days, Steve Wozniak used a blue box (an illegal phone hacking device) to call the Vatican. He pretended to be Henry Kissinger and asked to speak with the Pope but was denied because the Pope was asleep.
OKZ6 TIL Lay’s WOW chips caused anal leakage in some customers; and Lays were required to put Warnings on their labels because of this.
aw8d9 TIL that in the 18th century people were encouraged to take the ruins of the Acropolis, because many believed letting it go to waste would be very regrettable.
ep78E TIL the name Pakistan is an acronym - Punjab, Afghania, Kashmir, Sindh, and Baluchistan.