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TIL that Fox News viewers were shown to have more misconceptions than other channel’s viewers

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1jV TIL: The CEO of Life Lock (identity theft protection) posted his social security number to the public to show the effectiveness of his company. His identity was stolen 13 times.
78mjZ TIL Laurence Olivier hit Maggie Smith in the face so hard she was knocked unconscious during a 1964 production of Othello.
Q7EE TIL that r/todayilearned was temporarily shut down as a form of protest for a beloved long term employee that was allegedly being let go
lo4yN TIL at the Skeleton Coast (called by natives "The Land God Made in Anger") where the Atlantic meets the Namib desert, over 1000 ships have met their end.
yVjal TIL The United States is the only country to have hosted consecutive FIFA World Cups in either the men's or women's formats. The US hosted the women's tournament in 1999 and served as emergency hosts in 2003 due to a SARS outbreak in China.