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TIL that doing your job exactly by the rules laid out is a way labor can do a strike while not actually striking.

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XVaE TIL The killer white rabbit in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was dyed red to mimic blood after the battle scene. The dye used turned out to be permanent, and filming stopped during the scene while the cast furiously tried to clean that rabbit before the owner noticed. Alas, they were unsuccessful
E1bkV TIL that the first first-person shooter, Maze, was created in 1973. It included features like corner peeking, AI bots, and 8-player online play. In fact, it was so popular that DARPA had to ban it from ARPANET because half of all network activity for a month was between players at MIT and Stanford.
VBXl4 TIL That Nicola Tesla invented and patented the first rotating speedometer.
7vLO TIL That in 2012, the mock anthem of Kazakhstan, from “Borat” was mistakenly played at the Amir of Kuwait International Shooting Grand Prix, instead of the actual one.
R5pxw TIL that in ancient Greece, during the Olympic Games, all participants competed in the nude, and only men were allowed to participate in the contests.