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TIL “Ghost in the Shell”’s Japanese title translates to “Mobile Armored Riot Police”; the English title was created in translation

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5YjEr TIL about the Secret Museum in Naples that houses artifacts taken from Pompeii that were deemed too pornographic and unsuitable for the public by archaeologists. Until 1980 only men with written permission from a minister of the king’s household could view the collection.
woGkP [TIL]The FBI is struggling to find good hackers because of marijuana rules
rRW51 TIL there was a crossover in the 7th season of the Xfiles with COPS and even featured an exclusive intro in the COPS style featuring Mulder and Skully
kODr5 TIL Spaniards jokingly refer to former PM Luis Carrero Blanco as 'Spain's first astronaut', because his car was blown onto the balcony of a nearby building during his assassination
5mWk TIL Kentucky has more barrels of borboun than people.