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TIL TBS speeds up reruns of Seinfeld (and other shows) for more room to show advertisements

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5YBJr TIL that typing in the word “please sir” into an iPhone causes the puppy eyes “????” emoji to appear.
MeyEA TIL about “shame poles", a type of Totem pole intended to shame people.In Alaska there is a shame pole of Abraham Lincoln, shaming him for not paying back debts to the Tlingit people.
WkBeB TIL that A 1983 April Fools' Day edition of the Durand Express, reported that "dihydrogen oxide" had been found in the city's water pipes,and warned that it was fatal if inhaled,and could produce blistering vapours.The dihydrogen monoxide parody involves calling water by an unfamiliar chemical name.
Ogx4 TIL that death row inmate Sean Sellers was executed despite a Court of Appeal ruling that he may be “factually innocent” but that “innocence alone is not sufficient to grant federal relief”
4dE5 TIL That the Harlem Globetrotters are not actually from Harlem, they’re from Phoenix, Arizona. The team added the title “Harlem” in order to obviate fans attending games being surprised to see black men on the court.