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TIL In 2024, bots made up a bigger proportion of global internet traffic than humans for the first time

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a8odL TIL: Citizens of 13th century Freiburg didn't like that the Count of Freiburg increasing taxes and limiting their freedom of trade, so they destroyed his castle with catapults.
N7GQM TIL that, when Lisa Kudrow was cast in Friends, it was decided to make Phoebe the twin sister of Ursula, her character in Mad About You, so that TV audiences wouldn't get confused about seeing the same actress in back-to-back shows.
XEGQR TIL: During the Great Depression of the 30's it wasn't uncommon for woman to make dresses out of burlap bags and other material. What I learned was when companies learned of this, they started to put designs and patterns on the bags to attract more buyers.
XEN9R TIL in 1986 at the age of 20 years old, Mike Tyson surpassed Floyd Patterson's record to become the youngest heavyweight champion in history.
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