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TIL Religious websites carry more malware than porn sites

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5YAZB TIL in 1957 a man crashed his military plane in the Sierra Nevadas and was lost. He emerged 54 days later and had a tale of survival, but with no wreckage found, people thought he sold the plane to the Russians. His wife left him, he was cast out. Years after he died, the wreckage was finally found.
LkoE9 TIL Magellan didn't circumnavigate the globe. Magellan only made it to the Philippines, where he started a battle and was killed by natives. It was one of his Captains — Juan Sebastián Elcano 1476 – 1526 — who actually completed the journey, yet historically has not received credit for his journey.
GYPLN Health experts say they're not yet sure about the level of immunity people may have after recovering from COVID-19.
16wjP TIL that in December 2013 a sophomore at Harvard University sent several bomb threats through the Tor network to cancel a political history exam he was unprepared for. He succeeded, but was caught that same day.
8eyrX Today I Learned that Chicago's Original Jeppson's Malört was Originally Marketed as Medicinal Swedish Bäskbrännvin (a Wormwood Based Cure for Stomach Worms), and Between 1945 Until 1989 Each Bottle Contained an Entire Sprig of Wormwood