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TIL about Shackleton’s job posting – Men Wanted for Hazardous Journey

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M7V8V TIL The Sovereign Military Order Of Malta, a vestige of the crusades... is still around and has diplomatic recognition.
kO1Xm TIL Soundcloud was blocked in Turkey in 2014 because a user “haramzadeler” (“bastards” in Turkish) uploaded seven privately recored phonecalls between the now president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, politicians and businessmen, that revealed illegal activity and possible bribery.
R70V7 TIL that in the time before user accounts and passwords, computers used physical locks & keys to prevent keyboard input, access to the hard drive, or other unauthorized access.
GANNJ TIL Glock, known for their firearms, also has a passion for horse breeding
lJEK TIL Donkey Kong, Mario, and Princess Peach are based off of characters from Popeye. Nintendo created it after they failed to obtain a license to make a Popeye video game.