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TIL that the United States is on par with Russia and China in terms of internet surveillance,censorship, and restrictions according to Reporters Without Borders

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50ek TIL that in 2008, 4chan made Apple’s market cap drop nearly $5 billion with a prank of Steve Jobs death
R5pg1 TIL that the writer of the Mexican National Anthem, a love poet, didn't think he'd be able to write such a thing for an on-going national anthem competition. His fiancée frustrated, then lured and locked him into her parent's bedroom, until he slid out a piece of paper after four hours.
GrQQ TIL on his second day in office Jimmy Carter issued unconditional pardons to hundreds of thousands of Vietnam War draft dodgers
X01YQ TIL Nasa estimates a 35% increase in heat transfer would reduce the chances of Yellowstone erupting to almost zero. One proposal is to simply pump more water into the supervolcano.
lob6A TIL - Failure to learn the Mayan Nixtamalization method of preparing corn (maize) lead to Pellagra epidemics in Europe, Africa, and southern USA. Nixtamalization frees the amino acid Niacin. Nixtamalized corn and beans is a complete protein diet and became the staple food in Central America.