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TIL Google are taking advantage of the reCAPTCHA system. By getting people to decode pictures of street addresses for Google Maps

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01KN TIL that Anne Hathaway wanted to be a nun when she was young. However, she lost respect for the Catholic church at age fifteen when “I realized my older brother was gay, and I couldn’t support a religion that didn’t support my brother.”
rNOJM TIL the samurai sword, invented a millennium ago, was a marvel of beauty and engineering. The katana’s two different types of steel gave it optimum qualities to pierce and slash making it a highly versatile weapon in battle.
YpDRG TIL In Rockville, Maryland, "A person may not profanely curse and swear or use obscene language upon or near any street, sidewalk or highway within the hearing of persons passing by, upon or along such street, sidewalk or highway."
R7Yj8 TIL the phrase "I have a bridge to sell you" comes from the exploits of George C. Parker, a comically skilled con man who was infamous for "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge and other scams with great success.
d4Z9 TIL the US military would play Enter Sandman for hours on end to aid in the interrogation and torture of prisoners. Asked about this, Metallica’s James Hetfield responded “We’ve been punishing our parents, our wives, our loved ones with this music for ever. Why should the Iraqis be any different?”