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TIL in 1998, Sony launched 700,000 camcorders which unknowingly had the ability to see through people’s clothes. They were immediately recalled.

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4kbVX TIL about the temple of Aphrodite Kallipygos" in ancient Syracuse, Sicily. Literally translating to Aphrodite of the Beautiful Buttocks. There’s even a statue at the National Archeological Museum of Naples and another in the Jardin des Tuileries
yVeeM TIL the US Navy developed an e-reader with no cellular or wifi connectivity preloaded with 300 books called NeRD.
KYE7G TIL At age 90, Hugh Hefner's weight dropped to 90lbs and he made visitors sign a confidentiality agreement to see him. He was so sick that he missed his own Playboy Mansion parties and always needed a group of nurses everywhere
dDaKQ TIL The CIA headquarters has its own Starbucks, but baristas don’t write names on the cups. Its receipts say “Store Number 1” instead of “Starbucks,” and its workers need an escort to leave their work posts.
LQO7d TIL that a 1963 Television western series, "The Dakotas" (starring Jack Elam and Chad Everett), was cancelled almost overnight after viewers called in complaining about a scene in the most recent episode where a lawman murdered two outlaws in a church