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TIL Using facial recognition software, an airport’s vending machine dispensed free coffee for anyone who yawned

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kJJrm TIL that the set of the film "Good Burger" frequently stank because the meat they used would spoil.
exvE TIL The British Museum is older than the United States of America
4k4NR TIL after the 16th Governor of Hong Kong was given a particularly distasteful Cantonese name, that could interpreted as 'toilet bowl's shit', the government has since provided a very refined translation service for British officials so that their names are indistinguishable from the locals' names.
grMjW TIL that famed Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves was the bassist for a grunge / alternative band in the 90s, and opened for legendary artists Bon Jovi and David Bowie while touring.
Zyr4 TIL serial killer Carl Panzram would rape his male victims not because he was homosexual but because he wanted to establish dominance over them.