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TIL it is illegal to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime in the USA

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Y77mx TIL "Cityspeak", the pidgin street language incorporating Japanese/Spanish/German/etc.. used in Blade Runner & Blade Runner 2049 wasn't in Philip K. Dick's book, but was actually devised by "Gaff" actor Edward James Olmos while researching his character for the film.
BpbL TIL Congress or the President can declare someone an honorary citizen of the United States. Only 7 people have ever had this status.
v108L TIL: 20 years ago, DotComGuy (Mitch Maddox) in a promotion for Internet companies, changed his name to DotComGuy and was paid to live the entire year of 2000 in his house in Dallas, Texas, buying all food and necessities online. Video from the house was streamed 24 hours a day on the DotComGuy.com
VME4k TIL there were 30ft long sea cows called Steller's sea cows in the 1700s and we killed them.
JQLl TIL the general who opened Guantanamo prison now wants it to be closed