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TIL about "Wicked Problems" which is a term in social policy that It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single solution to the problem; and "wicked" denotes resistance to resolution, rather than evil.

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6ExNY TIL - Dana Carvey made his movie debut in Halloween 2 opposite killer Michael Myers before making his feature debut in Wayne's World opposite Mike Myers
9YZEB TIL Hugh MacDiarmid was kicked out of the Scottish National Party for being a Communist and was kicked out of the Communist Party for being a Scottish Nationalist
nMpb TIL A man named Ota Benga was held in a zoo in 1906, 40 years after the end of slavery in the U.S. He was in a cage with an Orangutan. Atendance at the zoo doubled over the time he was there, and 40,000 people visited the zoo in a single day.
xkG0 TIL that 110 people once tied for second prize in the Powerball lottery. Officials suspected cheating but discovered that the winners had all used the “lucky numbers” off copies of the same fortune from fortune cookies.
NbOP TIL During the Invasion of Normandy, Scottish Bagpiper, Bill Millin, contrary to British Command, in the thick of battle, marched up & down the beach playing his Pipes. When his unit captured German snipers, they asked why Millin wasn’t shot. They said they didn’t shoot because he was clearly mad.