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TIL China's mass surveillance system, the largest and most intricate in the world, is literally called Skynet.

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1aeJr TIL Jason Derek Brown shot and killed an armored car guard outside a movie theater. The FBI says he fled with $56,000. Brown resembles a surfer dude and bears such a striking resemblance to actor Sean Penn that the FBI twice mistakenly apprehended the actor’s body double.
L9oP TIL A teacher who sexually abused a student and forced her to take nude photos was caught after a janitor cleaning his classroom found a DVD. It was labeled 300 and he mistook it for the action film of the same name. He put the disk into a DVD player to watch it and discovered the naked photos.
8evkX TIL Mr. Potato Head was the first toy to be marketed on television, and it broke new ground with ads that specifically targeted the children who used the toy, rather than the parents who paid for it.
mxQXP TIL carbonated water makes plants grow faster and makes green plants grow greener more than tap water.
gjaA TIL the Rick Ross you know is actually an impostor of the real Rick Ross who, went to jail for 20 years for trafficking drugs (millions and millions), and when he came out, discovered someone was making millions pretending to be him.