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TIL Greyhound aka Dog racing is still around in the US with only two active tracks, both located in West Virginia.

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dj1Q TIL Tim Hawking added swear words to his dad’s voice synthesizer as a prank
KONbR TIL the term "Third World" arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Communist Bloc. NATO represented the First World, while the Communist Bloc represented the Second World.
mxpDR TIL that David Koresh, leader of the Branch Davidian ranch cult in Waco was a songwriter and musician that attempted to make it big in Hollywood. (Fact #5 on list in link)
ZdRR TIL of Kevin Mitnick, a hacker believed to be so dangerous that he was placed in solitary confinement for fear of being able to “start a thermonuclear war by whistling into a payphone.”
4ygo TIL Michael J. Fox’s middle name is ‘Andrew’