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TIL Facebook steals billions of views from YouTube by rigging their algorithms, counting views after 3 seconds, and “freebooting,” or downloading someone else’s copyrighted content and uploading it into Facebook’s video player

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QNnJd TIL that a male horse and female donkey make a hinny, not a mule
BXXr TIL The ringing in your ears is caused by the brain trying to repair itself from loud noises.
YOXx TIL Michael Faraday was one of the most influential scientists in history despite receiving little formal education. By age 40 he had invented the electric motor, the generator and the transformer. He was also the first person to show that an electromagnetic force can manipulate light.
OGMYg TIL of the chess cheating scandal, where Magnus Carlsen accused Hans Niemann of repeatedly cheating