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TIL about Phantom Settlements, fake/non-existent towns placed on maps to spot plagiarism

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xKPk TIL Jews arrived in India 2500 years ago and unlike many parts of the world, Jews have historically lived in India without any instances of antisemitism from the local majority populace.
B7jy TIL a physicist published his cat as a coauthor so he could write using first person plural without being criticized.
mxB0y TIL that a 1977 issue of Marvel Comics' The Defenders was dedicated to the Canadian rock band Rush. The issue not only opens with a written dedication to the band, but also includes thematic references to the band's songs "2112" and "The Twilight Zone" within the comic.
85bG TIL In WWII the Allies used the price of oranges in Paris as an indicator of whether railroad bridges had been bombed successfully.
78o9b TIL Roger Ebert co-wrote an x-rated sexploitation comedy