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TIL that in 2008 a computer virus was able to inflict actual physical harm on a number of people

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8Q6V TIL that in WWII, Warner Bros. assisted the U.S. military in covering Santa Monica airport and other potential bombing targets with elaborate 3D camouflage that looked like suburban streets.
nWG0P TIL Majority of Texas counties rely on justices of the peace for reports on unexpected, or violent deaths at home, on the streets, and in emergency rooms, among other places. Yet are not required by Texas law to have any medical knowledge or training at all
dDpP8 TIL of Drapetomania, a proposed mental illness that, in 1851, American physician Samuel A. Cartwright hypothesized as the cause of enslaved Africans fleeing captivity. The concept has since been debunked as pseudoscience and shown to be part of the edifice of scientific racism.
69PJZ TIL: Over the past 3 years gambling addiction has grown by 30% according to the National Council on Problem Gaming (NCPG) with online betting, sports betting, slots, table games, and mobile gambling coupled with the pandemic. The "social cost" of gambling is estimated to be $7 billion annually.
b6M09 TIL that the Universe's average colour is called 'Cosmic latte'. In a 2002 study, astronomers found that the light coming from galaxies averaged into a beige colour that’s close to white.