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TIL a programming bug caused Mazda infotainment systems to brick whenever someone tried to play the podcast, 99% Invisible, because the software recognized "% I" as an instruction and not a string

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Raxl TIL Without notice or warning to Boeing executives, pilot Tex Johnson did a barrel roll with his Boeing 707 over Lake Washington in Seattle. Asked by his boss “What the hell were you doing?” Johnson responded “Selling airplanes.” He was not terminated.
RDQQ TIL CNN International refused to show a documentary on Bahrain’s human rights violations because they are paid by the Bahrain Regime to show the country in a good light
xVNGb TIL that percentages are reversible and one way is usually easier to figure. 5% of 20 is the same as 20% of 5
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