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TIL popcorn was banned from movie theaters in the 1920’s because of the noise it made while eating it

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oBj9A TIL: In his college days, Steve Wozniak used a blue box (an illegal phone hacking device) to call the Vatican. He pretended to be Henry Kissinger and asked to speak with the Pope but was denied because the Pope was asleep.
GYXP7 TIL Paris Hilton was pranked by an Egyptian TV Host Ramez Galal in 2015, where she was in a fake plane crash that left her screaming hysterically. She proceeded to sue for emotional distress
Emk0 TIL that police officer isn’t in the top ten most dangerous jobs in America and is barely #15
rdAM TIL McDonalds offers a wedding package in Hong Kong. The wedding cake is a stack of Apple Pies.
wL66W TIL - There was a guy in 1917 who flipped a urinal sideways, signed it with a pseudonym and called it art ("The Fountain"). Now other artists try to competitively pee into it in museums. "The Fountain" was voted most important work of 20th century art by 500 art professionals; surpassing Picasso.