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TIL a woman sued the distributors of the Movie “drive”(2011) and the theater in which she watched the movie,claiming that “it had very little driving”

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0dXkA TIL the term "conspiracy theory" is itself the subject of a conspiracy theory, which posits that the term was popularized by the CIA to discredit conspiratorial believers who opposed the Warren Commission Report that concluded JFK was assassinated by a lone gunman.
eWM6 TIL In WW2, Polish soldiers found and adopted a brown bear (Wojtek) who boosted morale and helped carry ammunitions for the soldiers. He retired in Edinburgh zoo after the war.
R7kw8 TIL that Washington DC police ran a fake hip-hop studio to attract criminals and record proof of their illicit deals. "Manic Enterprises" made 70 arrests, snagged $7.2 million in cocaine, and confiscated 161 illegal weapons. Cops shut it down after they heard a gang planned on robbing the studio.
roK1 TIL that the last McDonald’s burger sold in Iceland before its closure in 2009 is on display at a hostel in Reykjavik. And you can watch a live webcam of the burger, which turns 7 today.
5VJ6k TIL: Some migrating birds fly at high altitudes, reflecting light from the setting sun not seen at ground level during twlight, producing a glowing wave in the sky.