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TIL of SecureDrop, a secure way for whistleblowers to leak documents to the press, written by Aaron Swartz and used by media outlets worldwide

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awdpN TIL President Jimmy Carter was attacked by a "killer rabbit" on April 20, 1979.
7Gyb TIL A U.S. infantryman named Bill Millin stormed the beaches of Normandy on D-Day playing bagpipes. German snipers didn’t shoot him because they thought he was insane.
oBM0o TIL as more people work from home, Walmart, Gap, Old Navy, and other retailers have reported that sales for tops are up, whereas sales for pants are down.
YXOB TIL that Grand Central Terminal in NYC has a ‘Whispering Gallery’, where people can stand at opposite diagonal corners and whisper to each other across the room.
Bgdak TIL: Cholesterol extracted from Carrots was the basis for the discovery of "Liquid Crystals" due to their two melting point states. The ability to change the polarization of light through the states led to the creation of the LCD screens used today.