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TIL McDonald’s was accused of using NORAID to covertly fund the Provisional IRA. The source of these rumors was eventually traced to a CNN talk show that praised NORAID for its generous IRAs.

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D77J TIL that scientists recently took the EEG signals from a person experiencing a convulsive seizure and converted them to tones that fell within the acoustic spectrum of the human voice. The results will send chills up your spine.
JYDvk TIL Croissants aren't from France.Though their name is French for "crescent," these flaky pastries actually hail from Vienna, Austria.
VME8m TIL cars featured in commercials and movies are typically CGI
RyX6 TIL Towers in New York can fake and exaggerate how many floors they have, using tricks like different sets of elevators to hide the missing floors
VMlg4 TIL A study concluded that when humans forbid dogs to eat foods, dogs are 4 times more likely to steal the food in the dark, when they think humans can’t spot them. Dogs based their stealing strategies on their belief that humans can see or not in low light conditions.