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TIL reCAPTCHA & Duolingo was created by the same person - Luis von Ahn

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DnKV TIL that in 2011, in response to a bill prohibiting Tennessee school teachers from alluding to homosexuality, George Takei offered his last name in lieu of the word “gay”, e.g. “Takei Marriage”, “Takei Pride Parade”, and even “That’s so Takei”
Adxd TIL there is a fake village devoid of human life on the southern border of North Korea. It is known as a “Propaganda Village” and was used as a decoy to lure South Korean defectors
QJpVp TIL the air traffic controller from Die Hard 2 (actor Fred Thompson) ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008
x6jK7 TIL that Hockey rinks used to only have one shared penalty box, and players would often continue to fight in the penalty box.
8e9mK TIL That a US postal worker out on disability for her shoulder was charged with fraud after being seen on The Price is Right spinning the big wheel, twice.