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TIL the hacker group anonymous tried to hack a mexican cartel and had to back down after the cartel hired counter hackers to hunt them down

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D14PY TIL that Milton Hershey kept his employees working during the Great Depression by having them construct buildings in Hershey, PA including a school, arena and hotel. When a steam shovel was brought in for construction, Hershey told his foreman to get rid of the shovel and hire 40 men instead.
J1DGk TIL that rural women in Burundi greet each other with a complex musical ritual called 'akazehe'
Bro9L TIL A car ride to the nearest star at 70 miles per hour would last over 356 billion years.
Yp60B TIL of the "Elfstedentocht" (eleven city tour). An ice skating tour held on natural ice in the province of Frisia. It visits all 11 historical towns in Frisia and spans almost 200 km. It can only take place when the weather is favorable and has only taken place 15 times since the first one in 1909.
ZaxR TIL that Ramen (instant noodles) were voted as the greatest Japanese invention of the 20th century.