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TIL there is a “Zip Bomb” called 42.zip that when downloaded is only 42 Kilobytes, but actually contains 4,500,000 Gigabytes uncompressed. The file crashes computers when Anti-Virus software comes across it during a routine scan and tries to open the entire file, using up all the computer’s memory.

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x6lD5 TIL about the strangeness of Puritan names. For instance, Kill-sin Pimple did jury service in the 1650s. There was also Fear-not Helly, born in 1589, and Praise-God Barebone, who was the relative of Fear-God Barebone. And there are Humiliation Hynde, NoMerit Vynall, and Sorry-for-sin Coupard.
9YREp TIL that there is a thing called the "sweater curse." Some knitters believe that knitting a sweater for a signifcant other and giving it to them as a gift will result in a breakup. A 2005 poll found that 15% of knitters have experienced it firsthand.
EZxX TIL That in 1992, Pope John Paul II apologized for the church’s harsh treatment of Galileo Galilei for his idea that the Earth went around the Sun.
b9RJ9 TIL during the Kent State shootings, where the National Guard shot at and killed students protesting the Vietnam War, 58% of Americans believe it was the students' fault for the shootings
eplN6 TIL of the Michigan Bounty/Scanner Law: If the displayed price is different than the price at the register, you are entitled to receive the difference plus additional compensation ("bonus") of ten times the difference. The bonus must be at least $1.00, but it may not be more than $5.00.