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TIL that between 1946 and 2000, the USSR/Russia and the USA have meddled in at least 117 foreign elections.

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GA75j Today I learned, Jonathan Banks wouldn't have been in Breaking Bad if not for Bob Odenkirk having a schedule conflict and he had to be on the set of How I Met Your Mother. Because Bob had to do HIMYM, the producers invented another character to pull the plot along and it was Jonathan Banks.
gMMNb The galaxy getdown
DQXDD TIL that when you click and hold a YouTube video it will fast forward 2x... how have I missed this for 15+ years?
v1GkL TIL That there is a special type of font for people with Dyslexia. Henry Winkler (Fonzie on Happy Days) has written a series of children's books using this font. He did so because he has dyslexia. The books tell the story of Hank, a kid with Dyslexia. The font has more space between letters.
nWx8B TIL of the Bayside Canadian Railway, a 200-foot-long railroad to nowhere in New Brunswick, Canada. Due to a loophole in the Jones Act, cargo between American ports is permitted to be shipped on foreign-built vessels if at some point it also uses a Canadian railroad.