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TIL Mythbusters was going to investigate the insecurities and flaws of the RFID chips in credit cards, but they were strong-armed out of it by the legal counsel of the credit card industry

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eDLJ TIL there’s an act called the “Read the Bills Act,” which requires U.S. Congress to read the legislation before they vote on it. It has been in limbo since 2006…
GD14 TIL the guy who created the backstreet boys and Nsync is serving 25 years in federal prison for running a Ponzi scheme
VBM10 TIL in 2007, casting agents in the UK were struggling to find British children that could speak with an RP accent. There is the belief that this was the direct result of overconsumption of Australian TV shows, especially Neighbours.
Ok64 TIL A 90-year-old woman was trapped in her bathtub for 3 days and survived by drinking water from a rubber duck.
kJeXW TIL Most upmarket hotels now offer a pillow menu. You can choose from more common ones like feather or goose down or you can try some unique pillows such as anti-aging and lullaby.