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TIL Jerry Springer was born in a London Underground station that was being used as a bomb shelter during WWII.

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epkng TIL Nelson Rockefeller, former Vice President of the United States and heir to the Rockefeller family fortune, died of a heart attack rumored to be caused by an orgasm during intercourse with his secretary. When he died the New York Times quipped: "Nelson thought he was coming, but he was going".
0wDeR TIL that multitasking actually takes a toll on productivity, especially with complex tasks. Apparently, task switching takes a tenth of a second and these brief mental blocks can take up 40% of one's productive time.
p8p4 TIL that Nazis forged british pounds with a total value of 134,610,810. Their plan was to destabilise the British economy. The notes are considered among the most perfect counterfeits ever produced, being almost impossible to distinguish from the real currency.
eNp4 TIL the first webcam was invented to monitor a coffee pot. It was for people to avoid pointless trips to the coffee pot by providing a live 128x128 greyscale image of it.
MRdK TIL Dogs’ brains have gotten larger and they’ve have gotten smarter relative to cats largely because dogs are more social.