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TIL: the FBI developed and sold a "security enhanced" android OS that was actually a honeypot leading to more than 800 arrests

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vP5rL TIL That a small cloud (1 Cubic Kilometer) weighs about 1.1 million lbs!
x6rxo TIL about Lake Hillier, a saline lake on a small island in Australia that is apparently so salty, the water in the lake is bright pink.
yQgV8 TIL children not only recognize race from a very young age, but also develop racial biases by ages three to five that do not necessarily resemble the racial attitudes of adults in their lives.
O7V1 TIL social conventions in the 1800s dictated that boys between ages 0 to 7 wore dresses, grew out their hair, and dressed in pink. They were not allowed to have their first haircut until 6 or 7 years old, and wore dresses until then too. There is even a picture of FDR presented as such.
e0KJ6 TIL of Tom Attridge, a Grumman test pilot who managed to shoot himself down while in an F11F Tiger after entering a steep dive and catching up to rounds fired prior to the dive (which slowed down due to air resistance). With his engine and windshield damage, he was forced to crashland but survived.