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TIL that the drug cartels are capturing technicians and making them build a private cell phone network

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5VX0r TIL Olympics Used To Award Medals For Art
698vJ TIL: During the witch trials, "spectral evidence" (evidence based on visions) was considered a form of legal evidence and if accepted, was virtually impossible for lawyers to refute. However, people at the time were unable to agree whether the devil can take the form of an innocent person or not.
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.
p8LpN TIL: Acclaimed poet Maya Angelou was the first African-American female to operate a streetcar trolley in San Francisco, and got her license to do so at age 16
eOPg TIL Michael Jackson wanted to do a Harry Potter musical but J.K. Rowling said no.