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TIL Obscurantism is the practice of deliberately presenting information in an imprecise and recondite manner, often designed to forestall further inquiry and understanding.

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OnX TIL savewalterwhite.com from Breaking Bad is a real website. (x-post from r/breakingbad)
b9Lgj TIL of the band Caninus. Heavy Metal band with real dogs on vocals.
nwGW TIL that The Pirate Bay tried buying their own island to make a country with no copyright laws
Eg5rV TIL that the Micronesian island of Yap uses giant boulders as a form of currency.
LkPxV TIL left handed people were retrained to write with their right hands in certain schools, even into the 1970s. This caused a stutter for some of the students.