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TIL Zero trusts are a strategic network security model used to protect modern digital business environments. The main goal of zero trusts is to reduce the risk of most organizations being exposed to cyber-attacks in a modern environment.

xwmw TIL in 1987 Jamie Lee Curtis invented and patented a diaper modification, a moisture proof pocket containing wipes for easy access. She refused to allow it to be marketed until companies started selling biodegradable diapers, the patent expired in 2007 and is now in the public domain.
Me7r7 Unpredictable extremes of weather could be a huge problem. Simon N. Gosling, a geographer at the University of Nottingham in England, and Robert E. Davis of the University of Virginia agree that hotter weather on average isn't as dangerous as unexpected weather. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in April looked at how temperature fluctuations over a single summer affect mortality in vulnerable populations.
G5jg TIL: Christopher Walken, James Earl Jones, John de Lancie, and John Astin have all recorded a version of Edgar Allan Poes’ “The Raven”. Bonus Vincent Price version in comments
XWbP TIL According to unclassified audio tapes of president Johnson, Nixon Prolonged Vietnam War for Political Gain and Johnson knew about it.
vK9D TIL that Winston Churchill required a pressurized chamber known as the Life Pod to fly due to his health. It included a phone, an ashtray and an air circulation system so he could smoke.