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TIL a computer program that analyses linguistics outed J.K. Rowling as the author of “The Cuckoo’s Calling”, written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith.

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ANPgd TIL: "Slugging" or the practice of standing in lines near bus stops, in order to form an "instant carpool" thus allowing a single driver to pick up passengers and use the HOV lanes, originated in Washington DC in the early 1970s, and remains a viable means of commuting out of Washington today.
07yv TIL that for over an hour on February 7th 2008, Comcast accidentally broadcast porn instead of Cartoon Network in Nashville, Tennessee. In another incident, Comcast replaced Disney Channel with hardcore porn for subscribers in Lincroft, New Jersey.
4XE9o TIL The spire of the Empire State Building in New York was designed as a mooring mast for blimps. After only one blimp docked, the high wind prevented them from ever attempting another docking.
9Ybvp TIL Martin Van Buren was the first president who was born after the United States declared independence, and the first to have English as a second language.
69Pw8 TIL about episode called "Episode 210" of the TV show 30 Rock because a title was never added before the 2007 strike began.