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TIL That there is an Enigma message that hasn't been broken yet

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WbWL TIL that TMZ once paid $80k for an unflattering video of Justin Bieber dropping the N-word, then leveraged it for smaller, exclusive scoops about the singer.
9QkB TIL in ancient Athens, the worlds first democracy, they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people could vote on the politician they thought was most destructive to the democratic process. The “winner” was banished from Athens for 10 years.
Y76Kd TIL Orville Wright's final flight was in a plane whose wingspan exceeded the length of his original flight.
jooX TIL: Victor Licata Killed his family of 5 with an axe. His crime was blamed on Marijuana and was a driving force behind its prohibition and the inspiration for the movie Reefer Madness.
kJJD5 TIL Ostrich farms routinely have difficulties getting male ostriches to breed, because they often find their human caretakers more attractive than female ostriches.