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TIL that when cyber criminals made off with $81m (and almost got away with $1bn), Bangladesh Bank was using second-hand switches worth $10 and had no firewalls in place.

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VWp0 TIL next year’s Super Bowl (2016) will use the Arabic numeral 50 instead of Roman Numeral L because L would not be aesthetically pleasing
RyB7 TIL: “Angels with Filthy Souls”, the Gangster Movie Kevin is watching in Home Alone is actually an 80-second film shot entirely for one brief scene, using techniques and black-and-white negative film stock of movies from the 1940s.
7rLd7 TIL about "posers", which are Muppet dummies used for promotional shoots without puppeteers. The Muppet fan community has developed names for some of the more distinctive ones, such as "Flathead Kermit".
0d5N TIL that in France in the 1500s, women could charge their husbands with impotence. He would have to become erect and show he could ejaculate in a courtroom. If he failed, he could demand a Trial by Congress and attempt to have sex with his wife in front of the experts.
Yp7px TIL That Hitler's Armaments Minister Told Him on Nov. 29, 1941 That The War Could Not Be Won