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TIL The voice of phone numbers, voicemail, etc. is not a computer but the recorded voice of an actual lady named Joan Kenley

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0wby TIL that Milton Hershey continued to hire new employees during the Great Depression
ZPWY TIL former Police Chief of Toronto Julian Fantino has illegally wiretapped police critics, conducted witch-hunts on gay men under the guise of “child porn”, hidden cases of cops assaulting and robbing drug dealers, committed bribery + more…… and is now a Member of Canadian Parliament.
Med5B TIL in 1848, Phineas Gage had an accident where a 43inch iron rod pierced through his cheek and came out of his skull. He survived mostly unscathed but he became a completely different person, going from a hardworking, pleasant man to a surly, aggressive alcoholic who was unable to hold down a job.
44Lb TIL that Wikipedia had to ban IP’s from Congress to stop them from changing each other’s entries.
a1dJ TIL all the pallbearers at TV pitchman Billy Mays’ funeral wore blue shirts and khaki pants in his honor.