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TIL Cicada 3301 is an anonymous organization that on three occasions has posted a set of complex puzzles to recruit capable cryptanalysts from the public. It has been called “the most elaborate and mysterious puzzle of the internet age”.

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YNKd TIL iPhone users tend to be extroverted, and show lower levels of honesty and agreeability than Android users. They are also more likely to view their smartphone as a status symbol.
8aWya TIL about the Lloyd's Bank Coprolite, the largest piece of human feces ever found by archeologists. It tragically broke into three pieces in 2003 after being dropped on show at an exhibition.
xwZk TIL that nobody other than its owners really know who owns IKEA. Parts of it are owned by multiple shell corporations, and many of the stores themselves are technically owned by a non-profit charitable organization and thus do not pay taxes on their income.
XZ6r TIL that an investment bank which lost 75% of its employees in 9/11 sued American Airlines for negliegence in allowing terrorists on board, and won $135 million
6VlZ TIL that the twenty two wealthiest women in the world ALL inherited their wealth, from either a father or a husband.