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TIL the targeted phishing of corporate executives is known as “Whaling”

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em4k TIL that you might see an illusion or even a creepy monster if you stare at your reflection in a mirror long enough. This phenomenon, known as psychomanteum, dates back to Ancient Greece, where a person would gaze into a still pool of water to communicate with spirits.
e078D TIL a 17 year old online trading scam artist was killed via a bomb that one of the people he scammed sent him in the mail in retaliation
OPv6 TIL that Chipotle spends less on advertising in a year than McDonald’s does in 48 hours.
6ElQZ TIL that many US states still have laws against people with disabilities from marrying. And if they do get married, they will lose their benefits.
XVvP TIL that all of the 14 billion publicly accessible web sites are connected to each other by 19 clicks or less.