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TIL It took 51 years and 3 amateurs to solve a particular cypher sent by the Zodiac Killer

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Wj58 TIL that it is illegal for radio stations to call and prank people. The first thing they have to say is that they are being recorded for radio. This means that pranks like the John Cena call are setup, usually by a radio consultant company called prepburger
V8JD TIL that after the Greek War of Independence began, the Ottoman reaction was so virulent that the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church was publicly hanged in Constantinople, and a imam from the city of Smyrna was executed after he refused to issue a fatwa justifying the murder of Christians.
nKEP TIL a study found that 36% of female porn stars were sexually abused as children, but that 29% of female accountants were as well [NSFW]
awdgJ TIL Members of the Parliament of the UK are technically not permitted to resign; instead, they apply to be appointed 'Steward and Bailiff' of one of two obscure places which are an 'office of profit under the Crown'. Being paid by the Crown disqualifies from being MP.
NX4P8 TIL that water tasting is actually a profession and they are called water sommeliers