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TIL This Man Invented a Font to Help People With Dyslexia Read. and giving it out for free

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GwlN TIL that the oldest continuously serving navy in the world belongs to Portugal.
lLlA TIL that the original EverQuest game made a server called Discord. It was a pvp permadeath full loot server with prizes going to the first few players to hit level 50. The devs openly allowed cheats as well. It was a honeypot server to study cheats and then ban the exploiters after.
JYknQ TIL that in 2008, a stamp was issued by the country of Albania to honor John Belushi, who was of Albanian heritage
0wDBj TIL the inventor of reiki, Mikao Usui, suffered a stroke and died while teaching it. Reiki is is used as an illustrative example of pseudoscience in academic journal articles. There is no central authority controlling use of the words "reiki master", & certificates can be purchased online
DQ7xe TIL that Judas Goats, sterilized goats with radio collars who blend in with wild goats, have been used to save the ecosystems of two major island habitats