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TIL of the Wifatch computer virus, that instead of installing malicious software actively protects infected units from attack.

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9Y9DQ TIL that mud dauber wasps are notorious for building their nests inside the pitot tubes, fuel tank vents and drains of aircrafts and have contributed to numerous plane crashes throughout history as a result.
Ew10 TIL Conan O'Brien, as President of The Harvard Lampoon, was arrested for stealing a shipment of The Harvard Crimson. The Crimson editor at the time was Jeff Zucker, who would later become President and CEO of NBC and make the ultimate decision that gave O'Brien’s Tonight Show back to Jay Leno.
JYAE8 TIL that nudists refer to non-nudists as “Textiles”
e0K6D TIL Manta rays have the largest brains of any fish — with specially developed areas for learning, problem-solving, and communicating; they might even recognize themselves in mirrors, a sign of self-awareness
VMw54 TIL Beetles are the most diverse order of life on our planet and have been around since the days of Pangaea.