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TIL that Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt was April Fooled early in his career when his office was taken apart and rebuilt on a platform in the middle of a pond complete with a working phone.

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4koJa TIL about Wind Phones: unconnected telephone booths world-wide where people can hold conversations with deceased loved ones.
RkJw TIL the largest population of tigers in the world is in the USA. The number of tigers in captivity now exceeds that of wild tigers.
GYenG TIL in Bethel, Alaska (population 6,200), pranksters papered the town with flyers & banners advertising the arrival of a Taco Bell restaurant which was false. After hearing of the residents' disappointment, Taco Bell helicoptered in a truck laden with 10,000 tacos which was then mobbed by thousands.
M4lA TIL: New Zealand has an official wizard
epm7b TIL: There is a salty popcorn dressing called Flavacol that is used by lots of theaters / concession stands to provide that "movie theater popcorn" taste. I always knew that the popcorn I was making at home was missing the "movie theater" flavor. If you want that flavor at home, this is the stuff :0