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TIL Auto-Tune actually originated as a byproduct of the mining industry

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BrWor TIL that Salvador Dali made a painting for prisoners at Rikers Island which hung in the prisoner dining room for 15 years, but when it was moved to the prison lobby for "safekeeping" two prison guards and two wardens stole the painting (replacing it with their own crudely drawn and mismatched fake)
newLd TIL the name "Ouija board" came from a medium asking a Ouija board what they should call it. The board also told her it meant "Good luck." In a related circumstance, the medium acknowledged she wearing a locket with the picture of a woman with the name “Ouija” above her head.
4k6ob TIL Super 8 Motels got the '8' in its name from the $8.88 room rate when it lauched. The key to its early success was to build a new Super 8 motel near a Holiday Inn.
BrPpr TIL pirates often stocked a variety of flags and usually flew false flags, only raising the Jolly Roger when they had their prey vessels within firing range.
QXBk TIL - The United States Census Bureau assisted the internment efforts by providing confidential neighborhood information on Japanese Americans. The Bureau denied its role for decades, but it was finally proven in 2007.