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TIL of a town in the state of Arizona named "Nothing", which, fittingly, has a population of zero, although it once had a gas station, a small convenience store and at its height, 4 people living there

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loAy7 TIL during the 1930s, George Ross Gyssling was Hitler’s man in Hollywood, placed there to ensure studios complied with the Führer and the suggested cuts or risk anti-Nazi themed films being barred in Germany. But unbeknown to his bosses, he was a double agent passing valuable intelligence to US
ZoJQ TIL in 2010 a class action lawsuit was brought against a Pennsylvania school district for using webcams in school-issued laptop computers to spy on students at home. After the suit was brought, the district revealed it had secretly snapped more than 66,000 images.
b9PD9 TIL about the untold story behind Harrison Ford's deleted cameo in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Spielberg cut the scene as it didn’t add much, and Ford’s presence seemed more of a distraction. It now only exists as a blurry YouTube video and in fragments on making-of featurettes
woJlJ TIL a Babylonian dream prophecy from 2700 BC, "If he carries beer in the street his heart will be glad."
WkEbo TIL chicken sold in supermarkets are "plumped" with water or brine before being sold, some breasts can be up to 40% water after plumping