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TIL that unauthorized use of Smokey the Bear (mascot of the US Forest Service, “only you can prevent forest fires”) is a federal felony punishable by prison time.

by whatilearned January 27, 2022, 5:14 am

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TIL of “The Christmas Tree files”, a series of clandestine files kept by the BBC on staff accused by the British Security Service of being communists or communist sympathisers, similar to McCarthyism in the USA.

by whatilearned January 26, 2022, 1:39 pm

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During Cold War, Mossad, CIA and KGB argue which is the best secret service.

by cringeyjokesman January 26, 2022, 11:40 am

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TIL that a Browning M2 50 caliber machine gun (AKA “Ma Deuce”) was in active US Army service for 87 years. It was only discovered to be that old due to it having been sent to be upgraded to a new spec.

by whatilearned January 24, 2022, 9:57 am

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TIL in 1995 a man got so drunk on a United Airlines flight from Buenos Aires to New York, that he climbed on a service trolley and defecated. Because of political figures on board, emergency landing wasn’t an option so everyone had to endure 4 more hours in a Boeing 767 sized toilet.

by whatilearned January 23, 2022, 12:07 pm

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TIL: In 1967, the FCC met with AT&T to establish 911 as the official emergency number of the United States. They needed a unique number, and since 911 had never been designated for an office code, area code or service code, that was the number they chose.

by whatilearned January 20, 2022, 1:49 am

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What free online service you’re surprised that people don’t use more often?

by QuestionGuy January 19, 2022, 4:28 pm

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Service provider keeps shutting off internet because someone is downloading Shrek movies illegally?

by CopyPastaArchive January 18, 2022, 11:44 am

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AWS Terms of Service, 11 Jan 2022 ed., clause 42.10

by CopyPastaArchive January 17, 2022, 5:21 pm

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TIL that the singer in “Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” isn’t a soldier returning from military service, but an ex-convict returning from prison.

by whatilearned January 16, 2022, 1:53 am

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A funeral service is held for a lady who just passed away.

by cringeyjokesman January 15, 2022, 1:38 pm

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A bright, young graduate joined the Internal Revenue Service. Anxious for his first investigation he was a bit perturbed when he was assigned to audit a Rabbi.

by cringeyjokesman January 14, 2022, 1:47 pm

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