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TIL of the Dead Internet Theory which states that we are being manipulated by bots

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P1YKO TIL in 2009, 'Do You Realize' by The Flaming Lips was named Oklahoma's official Rock Song, the band was later accused of Communist sympathy, and the song later removed, then reinstated by Executive Order, and then removed again in 2013.
kOpyg TIL At theoutbreak of the Second World War, zookeepers killed all the poisonous insects and snakes in London Zoo, in case it was bombed and they escaped
d787 TIL that the United States is the only country in the entire world that currently has minors serving life without parole.
9wW1X TIL that there is a lock in the Netherlands with a doorbell for fish. As soon as the doorbell rings, the lock is opened so that the fish can swim through in search of a place to lay their eggs.
78LVr TIL Joan of Leeds, a 14th century nun, faked her own death by crafting a dummy “in the likeness of her body” in order to escape her convent & allegedly pursue “the way of carnal lust.” She was discovered around 30 miles (48 km) away living "indecently" with a man & was denounced as an apostate.