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TIL that from 2016 to 2023, John Deere's End User Agreement prohibited non-authorized technicians from servicing any component or system that had embedded software. Farmers could not repair their own equipment nor get third-party repair services.

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gr08L TIL in 2014, a 5 year old kid found a critical vulnerability in Xbox Live and other digital services
VMgmm TIL in 1985, a Coca-Cola employee was fired for being engaged to a Pepsi employee
4kePb TIL the term "Ass Clown" is credited to be from the movie "Office Space."
m06P TIL that a dark mane on male lions is a sign of robustness and virility. Meaning Scar was way more attractive than Mufasa to the lady lions.
xOog TIL Astronaut John Young got really bad flatulence from drinking orange juice during the Apollo 16 mission to the moon. Unknowingly, he broadcast this fact to the world. “I have the farts again. I got them again, Charlie.”