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TIL in 1987 the first episode of the British youth television show Network 7 featured a live demonstration of how to clone a credit card and showed it working.

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7remr Are hotel pools safe? Poop germs in treated water can still make you sick, a new CDC report says.
0wQ1N TIL that the Buddha could fully draw his penis into his body, and nobody could feel sexual desire for him
EgGeX TIL that in Halloween (1978), Michael Myers was portrayed in every scene by Nick Castle, except one: the final scene where Michael's face was revealed, which was played by Tony Moran
WkJ04 TIL: About 40 percent of the calls that come in to the emergency hotline (911) in San Francisco are deemed non emergencies. Examples include people complaining about rap music next door, car towing and, in one case, no internet.
XEZBr TIL that Joseph Medicine Crow earned the title ‘War Chief’ by completing four tasks as a warrior during WWII: leading a successful war party on a raid, capturing an enemy’s weapon, touching an enemy without killing him, and stealing an enemy’s horse.