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TIL the computers of Iran’s nuclear program were hacked, causing them to blare “Thunderstruck” by AC/DC.

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GAnR1 TIL the University of Kansas (KU) allowed men and women to enroll equally since its founding in 1866, one of the first public education institutions in the US to do so
bXyZ TIL that the Arctic Monkeys’ performance on Jimmy Kimmel had to be canceled because Kanye West talked for too long.
wE8Y TIL Volkswagen was sued by Czechoslovakian car maker Tatra before WWII because the original Beetle was so similar to the Tatra T97. After Germany invaded Czechoslovakia in 1938 the lawsuit was cancelled by the Nazis
neo7Y TIL Citigroup wrote secret memos in 2005 and 2006 addressed to investors, stating the world is dividing up more and more into a small group of rich people who drive the economy, surrounded by a large number of poor people whose economic interests can be safely ignored.
V1pp TIL one of the worst nuclear accidents in history occurred after a security guard skipped his shift at an abandoned medical facility housing a radiological device to watch “Herbie Goes Bananas”