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TIL that the act of throwing someone out of a window is called "Defenestration".

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AB77 TIL hacker Samy Kamkar created a Myspace virus, which made anyone that looked at his profile automatically become his Myspace friend. It spread at a rate of 1000 accounts becoming his friend every second, resulting in over 1 million friends. Samy was raided by the Secret Service and got probation.
LQN09 TIL Shirley Temple's daughter Lori Black was the bassist for the Grunge/Alt-Metal band the Melvins
d8mWB TIL in 1923, a dog named Bobbie was separated from his owners and lost. Six months later, Bobbie appeared on their doorstep mangy and scrawny with feet worn to the bone; he walked over 2500 miles (4000 km) of plains, desert and mountains an average of approximately 14 miles (23 km) per day.
b9E5N TIL: Berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower. This means that pineapples, bananas, watermelon, pumpkins, and avocados are berries.
RN4a TIL that despite consistently losing double blind taste tests, Coca Cola owns nearly double the market share of Pepsi.