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TIL of a secret society called Cicada 3301, that has on six occasions posted puzzles and alternate reality games (some lasting years) in an attempt to recruit code breakers from the public.

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5Yj9R TIL the man who found Forrest Fenn's treasure is being sued by another treasure hunter who claims she solved the puzzle first and he hacked her phone. She had been searching in New Mexico and the treasure was found in Wyoming.
QY7e TIL that George Washington originally declined a presidential salary however he ultimately accepted the payment to avoid setting a precedent whereby the presidency would be perceived as limited only to independently wealthy individuals who could serve without any salary.
B8gL TIL That in 2000, a Mexican woman successfully performed a C-section on herself with a kitchen knife and 3 glasses of hard liquor, while her husband was drinking at a bar.
5Y4kr TIL Killer bees or Africanized bees were created by humans cross breeding bees in the search for more efficient honey production
QJ8wd TIL of Army pilot Phil Rasmussen, who on the morning of pearl harbor, strapped a .45 to his pajamas and took to the skies to engage Japanese zeroes. He barely managed to land his plane, which some accounts say had over 500 bullet holes.