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TIL you can build virtual Lego with a chrome app. Best day ever? Or worst productivity hit ever. Both.

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WknEo TIL the 1959 movie Some Like It Hot featured LQBTQ themes, including cross dressing, and as a result was produced without approval from the Hays Code, a popular set of self-censorship guidelines used for decades in Hollywood. The success of the film is one of the reasons behind its abandonment.
loZR1 TIL that there is only one civilian in Canada with a concealed carry permit. The class of license that allows concealed carry for self-defense is only granted in exceptionally rare circumstances
vP5ND TIL If you feed a human body to pigs, they will eat just about all of it except the teeth. Several murderers in rural areas have used this fact to their advantage.
BrJ0e TIL That Nike's first successful shoe was inspired by (and protoyped on) a waffle iron
eWRg TIL of the Edelweiss Pirates, a youth group in Nazi Germany dedicated to opposing the Hitler Youth. Their resistance included spreading Ally propaganda in Germany, aiding German deserters, and even starting street fights with the Hitler Youth whenever possible.