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TIL the chip on SIM cards and credit cards is a fully functioning computer, the device it is placed in simply provides power to it

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rRk1d TIL Residents of Naco Arizona and Naco Mexico Play Volleyball Over the Border Fence
OolPg TIL Muriel the goat in George Orwell's Animal Farm is inspired by his real life pet goat of the same name.
rRMAd TIL of a 1970's gameshow called Bowling for Dollars, which actually was a franchise of locally produced shows all across the nation. The use of each cities local celebrities and citizens gave it a homey feel. The show was created by the creator of Romper Room, which had the same franchise format.
xV7j5 TIL of William Walker, an American who wanted to add more slave states from Latin America. He invaded Mexico, failed after a year, invaded Nicaragua, surrendered to the US Navy after a year, tried to invade Nicaragua again, was arrested, then tried to invade Honduras and was finally executed.
bR5j TIL Some fans of Star Trek: Voyager remember an episode where Chakotay died and was brought back several episodes later without explanation. When asked about this episode at a convention, Robert Beltran said that his character had never died, and that he had no memory of such an episode.