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TIL A Chinese Woman Led the Largest and Most Successful Pirate Fleet in History

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kOAy7 TIL that when Kiefer Sutherland found out about a "24" drinking game where you drink every time he says "damn it," he decided to play along and started saying the phrase as many times as he could in an episode.
D1WoJ TIL in Germany companies who want to participate in a tendering process for public educational establishments must sign a declaration which states that they don't agree to or make use of L. Ron Hubbard's Scientology doctrines. This is defined by law through a so-called "Schutzklausel".
OMEe TIL that the 6th President of the United States, John Quincy Adams, was accused of being a pimp.
4kyRo TIL when Pixar was working on Toy Story 2, someone accidentally ran a command that began deleting all the movie files. The day was saved because one employee had a backup copy at home since she worked remotely while caring for her newborn.
4XAKg TIL after Tama the Station Master Cat died, she was enshrined as a spirit goddess named Tama Daimyōjin (たま大明神) in a nearby Shinto cat shrine.