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TIL that in 2008, a group of hackers posted multiple links to flashing strobe animation on an epilepsy forum.

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X0krQ TIL that in 2005, identity thief Behzad Mofrad plead guilty on charges related to applying for a passport under the name "Kevin Andrew Collins." Kevin was one of the first missing children whose images were ever disseminated nationally on milk cartons. Mofrad assumed his case had been forgotten.
xNdB TIL, James Hong, Lo Pan in Big Trouble in Little China, not only has almost 400 acting credits, but was a contestant on Groucho Marx’s You Bet Your Life back in 1950.
d81B8 TIL although English is the de facto national language in the United States, the country has no official language at the federal level
QgLp TIL archaeologists could determine the Lewis and Clark trail because their use of mercury laxatives left a trail of heavy metals along the way.
8eAPX TIL Vincent D'Onofrio holds the world record for most weight gained for a film role. 70lbs to play Pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket