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TIL that Guy Fieri required show researchers for “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” to take note of any indications of homosexuality for potential restauranteurs to be featured on the show. Guy allegedly stated, “You can’t send me to talk to gay people without warning! Those people weird me out!”

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XE9PP TIL about Operational security. An OPSec need not only be used for military action, Life is a big OPSec whenever we want to stop or start a routine, habit or behavior we unconsciously run an OPSec.
GbEQ TIL the “wall follower” is the best-known rule for solving mazes. If the maze is “simply connected”, that is all its walls are connected together or to the maze’s outer boundary, then by keeping one hand in contact with one wall of the maze the solver is guaranteed not to get lost.
mkDR TIL that there’s a Darth Vader Grotesque/Gargoyle at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC.
1lnX TIL: No expert can verify the origins of Friday the 13th. But the first written references to its wickedness appear around the mid-19th century when William Fowler, a U.S. Army captain, founded the Thirteen Club — a group of 13 men in Manhattan devoted to proving the superstitions were false.
J8nv TIL that the 2010 San Bruno Pipeline Explosion created a reported 1000 foot tall wall of flames and a 1.1 Earthquake. It destroyed 38 homes, killing 8 people including 44 year old Jacqueline Greig. She worked at the California Public Utilities Commission trying to replace outdated gas lines.