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TIL a Monty Python sketch caused the word “spam” to become synonymous with unwanted messages.

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NXZmE TIL Milan-based "epidemiC" crew submitted source code of a computer virus at the 49th International Art Biennale of Venice in 2001, claiming computer viruses can be an art form
BWPK TIL that a Scot was awarded a medal for gallantry by the Queen for kicking a terrorist, who was on fire, in the testicles.
vG7B TIL that EA sent out brass knuckles to the gamewriters of the Godfather II before realizing that they were illegal in most of the states they sent them to, including California, where EA is based.
GYG1J TIL that the wonderful smell that happens after a rain shower is not one, but three distinct smells: ozone caused by lightning ripping through oxygen and nitrogen in the atmosphere, spores produced by common ground bacteria, and oils produced by plants during dry spells as an evolutionary safeguard.
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