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TIL in Quito, Ecuador, a group of vigilantes known as “Acciōn Ortogrāfica Quito” go around correcting all the bad grammar they find in graffiti.

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oBn5r TIL that the dome of the Neutrino detector under the mount Gran Sasso (Italy), has been done with bricks of lead 2000 years old found in a anciet Roman ship
xVkV0 TIL in 1970 Hunter S. Thompson ran for sheriff of Pitkin Cty., CO and lost. His "Freak Power" program included disarming policemen, renaming Aspen "Fat City", punishing dishonest drug dealers, harassing those committing "land-rape" and limiting hunting and fishing to residents.
p8bE8 TIL that Simpsons episode where Krustyburger nearly goes bankrupt from giving out free burgers when USA won gold medals is based on fact, and this actually happened with McDonald's when the USSR boycotted the 1984 games
NXdKQ TIL that in 2009, a 52 year old man used forged papers to enroll as a high school student at Waterford High School.
kZ1m TIL that The North Face clothing company sued a clothing company called The South Butt.