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TIL in 2005, a “To Catch a Predator” suspect was captured twice in one day, first at the undercover house, and then again less than 24 hours later at a McDonalds.

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a8dBM TIL that archaeologists from Mexico's National Institute of Anthropology and History announced the discovery of the city Ocomtún in June 2023, after finding the ruins of several pyramid structures measuring approximately 15 m. The site consists among others, of a Maya ball game court.
p8dRN TIL That switching from Times New Roman to Garamond in all printed documents could save US state and federal governments $400 million
YdBW TIL since wi-fi is nearly nonexistent in Cuba, people use the “Offline Internet”, passing hard disk drives around from person to person
gnZA TIL that the owner of a Utah video store was able to beat an obscenity charge over movies he rented out after his lawyer obtained data from cable and satellite television providers showing that area residents were disproportionately large consumers of pay-per-view pornography.
78vx TIL that Iranians are prohibited from wearing ties because they contribute to the spreading of western culture