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TIL of John “Captain Crunch” Draper, a phone phreak who used a toy whistle from a Cap'n Crunch cereal box to hack into phone lines

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owMr TIL in the original comics starring The Mask, Stanley Ipkiss (the character played by Jim Carrey in the film) dies in the 4th issue and Lt. Kellaway (the antagonist cop in the film) becomes the new Mask
rB00 TIL Most cars on the road in Cuba are Classic Cars, due to the Embargo not allowing the import of cars newer than 1959. This restriction was lifted in 2011.
Ogy7 TIL the Aztecs once fed 200K people in inarable swampy land by creating floating gardens they farmed extensively
0ddgy TIL the first republic of Brazil was styled as the Republic of the United States of Brazil. It’s flag was modeled on the USA’s Stars and Stripes.
a8k6M TIL of 17 year old Trey Sims who was prosecuted for sexting his gf, detective David Abbott got a search warrant authorizing him to take photos of his erect penis. Detective also made him to masturbate so he can take pics of his erect penis, court deemed this search illegal 3 years later on appeal.