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TIL that a 2009 OIG audit found that there is a 35% error rate in the terrorist watch list. There are now estimated to be more than 700,000 names on that list.

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gMjlA TIL a German Shepard named Rin Tin Tin was rescued from a World War I battlefield by an American soldier, Lee Duncan. Duncan trained Rin Tin Tin and obtained silent film work for the dog. He was an immediate box-office success and went on to appear in 27 Hollywood films, gaining worldwide fame
joBj TIL: The place where Hitler started the Nazi party is now an Apple shop
D1JlD TIL that the Satin Dolls, the strip club that was used as the Bada Bing strip club on "The Sopranos", was shut down in 2014 due to its owner's connections to the Mafia
b6LYE TIL early vampire myths began with bloated, blood-leaking corpses and rabies-like symptoms but later symbolized parasitic aristocrats (Dracula), “vampire-like” capital (Marx), and predatory bourgeoisie (Nosferatu). Real-life “vampire” murderers who drank blood also fueled the legend.
x60lo Today I Learned: Guy Pearce Is Australian