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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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R5lp6 TIL Iqbal Masih was a child laborer in Pakistan who escaped twice and became an advocate against the practice before being assassinated at the age of 12.
xVKXg TIL about the Lewis Chessmen, one of the few surviving chess sets from Medieval Times. They’re known for their comical expressions.
JkdV TIL “affluenza” teen Ethan Couch Couch used to drive himself to school at the age of thirteen. When the head of the school questioned that practice, his father threatened to buy the school.
9wJ46 TIL in 🇮🇪 the TV licence man can entre your home without a warrant
YvbW TIL that the largest known star, UY Scuti, is so large that if it was placed at the center of our Solar System, its radius would engulf the orbit of Jupiter - and maybe even Saturn