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TIL There’s still king of the Zulu

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rN7W1 TIL when actor Christopher Lloyd arrived to audition for the role of Jim Ignatowski on the television show Taxi, unshaven and unshampooed, the receptionist thought he was a homeless person who had managed to wander past security and onto the Paramount lot.
GVyG TIL that there is a search engine called Shodan (after System Shock’s main antagonist) that can not only find things that Google can’t, but can be used to control or hack into systems such as traffic lights and security cameras.
gMVoy TIL Orthodontic wax can be used to fill a cavity while you wait for a dentist's appointment.
W7dl9 TIL: In the past, coin purses showed social status by the embroidery and quality. Men would even gift their new bride a purse embroidered with a love story. Both men and women had coin purses or purses for thousands of years dating back to 3300 BC until pockets were invented for men in the 1700s.
KOQXG TIL: The population can hold a General Strike where all laborers stop working to show a complete lack of confidence in the government.