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TIL CAPTCHA is an acronym: “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”

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jVBE TIL in an attempt to shut down the MS13 gang in the early 90’s, illegal members were deported to their home countries. Instead of shutting down, deportees gained territory upon their return home and now MS13 has over 100,000 members worldwide and is one of the largest, deadliest gangs.
0wdwj TIL In the skies over Germany in WWII, a badly damaged American B-17 was escorted out of enemy airspace by a German fighter ace who could've easily shot them down. Years later after the war, Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler reunited and became lifelong friends.
VMogQ TIL that Johnny Cash's estate had to turn down an ad campaign to use Ring of Fire for hemorrhoid-relief medication
OXee TIL people used to download games from the radio frequencies. Radio Belgrade broadcasted about 150 games
6l78 TIL the community of LexPark in Lexington, Kentucky has instated an annual “Food for Fines” program - a month long food drive that allows people to at least partially pay their parking tickets in canned food, which is then donated directly to area food banks that help feed the needy