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TIL that Imgur is Pronounced “Imager”

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wLnBJ TIL Charles Darwin ate alot of animals. Even a rare bird he was seeking, but only noticed this afterwards.
wL1lM TIL Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" sold less than 1000 copies when first released in America due to suppression from the president of his label. It became well-known after inclusion in the soundtrack to Good Morning, Vietnam.
pMKp TIL the original Tron movie (1982) was disqualified from receiving an Academy Award nomination for special effects, because the Academy felt at the time that using computers was “cheating”
D1P1V TIL That during the Vietnam War, several companies requested packs of playing cards that contained nothing but the Ace of Spades, because they used them in psychological warfare. They believed enemy troops saw it as a symbol of death, and scattered them in the jungle. Thousands of packs were sent.
aw7MN TIL at Norway's maximum-security Halden Prison, prisoners are paid 53 kroner ($9) per day to leave their cells, which are equipped with a video game console, mini-fridge, and a window with no bars. Guard stations are tiny and cramped to encourage them to interact with the prisoners.