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TIL Dave Thomas (Wendy’s) went back to high school in 1993 to get his GED because he was worried that his success as a high school dropout might convince other teenagers to quit school.

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4LvJ TIL that two small lakes exist in Upstate New York that are essentially devoid of oxygen.
X0GZE TIL about Mare Moscovrae, a lunar mare meaning "Sea of Moscow". Such maria were named after mental states or words for water in that era, but despite this tradition, the IAU accepted the name. At the meeting, French astronomer Audouin Dollfus said "Moscow is, in fact, a state of mind".
R7lk7 TIL that before George Orwell wrote 1984, the Empire of Japan had established a political police known as the Shisō Keisatsu - which translated means "Thought Police". There also existed a "Thought Section of the Criminal Affairs Bureau". Until 1945, they arrested people for "dangerous ideologies".
epRvn TIL one way schizophrenics identify hallucinations is to use their phone camera and check there.
J1l8j TIL that Las Vegas people originated in 8000 BCE and were among the earliest farmers in the Americas