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TIL that the first anti-hacking law was passed after President Reagan saw the movie War Games and asked his staff if this could happen. A week later the response was “Mr. President, the problem is much worse than you think.”

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mQWv TIL of Casey Jones, a railroad engineer who died in a train crash. Having realised a collision would occur, Case ordered his colleague off the train and remained in control of the engine to minimize impact. This saved the lives of all passengers except himself
l7BQN TIL A term ‘tittytainment’ stating a global trap that 80% of population will live in a numb ‘happy life’ with various entertainments, frustrated by the other 20% who actually keep the economy running.
loPK TIL In the KATUSA program Korean men can serve their mandatory two year military service as a soldier in the United States Army
GKgj TIL 350 slices of pizza are consumed each second in USA
dZmd TIL that the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin contains an anti-graffiti chemical - which turned out to be manufactured by the same company that made the Zyklonn B gas used in concentration camp gas chambers during World War 2.