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TIL that the Haitian Revolution was the only successful slave uprising

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0w9lR TIL That there are signs in both Sacramento, CA and Ocean City, MD saying that they are 3073 miles away from each other.
0wjW1 TIL a man convinced more than 7 women to have sex with him by claiming to be a doctor and telling them they had a disease that could only be cured through sex. Some paid him for the sex. The case led to a law making obtaining sex through false info a felony.
KOKLB TIL of Art-o-mat machines; specialised vending machines that dispense art, specifically the artwork of local artists. As of July 2018, there were over 100 machines around the world, and over 400 artists involved.
xVkXw TIL that "Caitlin" is an Irish name historically pronounced "Kathleen" or thereabouts (in the same way that "Sean" is "Shawn"). In non-Irish countries, it has been pronounced "Kate-Lynn" or similar since the 1970's.
jGAX TIL IBM’s artificially intelligent computer, Watson, learned to swear using the Urban Dictionary. Later, the Urban Dictionary was removed from its database and a swear filter was installed.