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TIL the American Family aSsociation began auto-correcting every instance of the word “gay” with “homosexual” within reposted articles on their news site, which led to them publishing an articles about Olympic sprinter Tyson Homosexual and basketball star Rudy Homosexual.

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xVeL0 TIL during the height of the Cuban Missile Crisis a second U2 Spy Plane had strayed into Soviet Airspace. When radioing for directions an unknown voice told him to turn right 35 degrees which would have taken him deeper into the Soviet Union. When asked for an identifying code there was no response.
OojQa TIL that Julius Caesar likely had epilepsy, with four documented seizures: 1) in the Senate while being offered the Emperor’s Crown, 2) while listening to an oration by Cicero, and in military campaigns in 3) North Africa and 4) Corduba, Spain. Caesar won both battles despite his seizures.
m1J8R TIL: The children's film "The Adventures of Scamper the Penguin" was actually a co-production between Japan and the Soviet Union and was originally titled "The Adventures of Lolo the Penguin". Also, a lot of death and violence was edited out of the English version.
aZjZ TIL that Starbucks will serve beverages at “Kids’ Temperature” (130°F), if you don’t want to wait for your drink to cool off.
O8vX TIL When Morgan Freeman fell asleep in an interview, he later responded saying “Regarding my recent interview, I wasn’t actually sleeping. I’m a beta tester for Google Eyelids and I was merely taking the opportunity to update my Facebook page.”