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TIL letter 'w' is the Japanese version of LOL

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N7v7N TIL that a group of reporters submitted a computer generated fake 'research' paper to a scientific journal... and it was published.
WkYPN TIL “Chad” is among the few Anglo-Saxon names to remain in common use.
dLaB TIL Philip Morris discovered that its new fire-safe cigarettes were instead much more apt to cause fires. Their response was to fire the scientist who told them this.
L1Xr TIL in 1938 a revolver-camera was invented to take a picture just as the trigger was pulled.
yQj0J TIL that Lucy's Law bans pet shops and dealers in England from selling puppies and kittens. It was named after Lucy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who developed fused hips, a curved spine, bald patches and epilepsy after years of mistreatment in the puppy farming system.