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TIL that the first winner of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' did not use any lifelines until the final question, when he called his father to tell him that he had won the million dollars

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woVa1 TIL Showing male pandas "panda pornography" is credited with recent population boom among pandas in captivity in China.
78nYp TIL The NES/Famicom had an add-on that allowed it to use dialup. The Family Computer Network System was used for stock trading, weather reports, downloading software, and other digital services. Betting on horse races was a major use for the hardware.
g6nb TIL the U.S. government has an FBI-led group called the Domestic Surveillance Alliance Council (DSAC), which shares vast streams of personal data with over 200 of the largest corporations in the world, including Citibank, Coca-Cola, and Federal Express.
7JPp Til Kevin Smith is Vice President of The Wayne Foundation, which fights against sex trafficking and exploitation of children. The name was his idea.
yQ6jX TIL that in France and many Hispanic countries, instead of the Tooth Fairy a little mouse is said to replace the lost baby teeth of children from under their pillow with coins.