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TIL that the actor who played the radiology technician in The Exorcist was an active serial killer at the time of filming.

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N4rM TIL In 2008 the mars lander disobeyed orders and protected itself.
w7bP TIL That the scene in Matrix Reloaded when Trinity hacks into a power station’s computer is actually an accurate portrayal of a hack exploiting a real SSH vulnerability.
R7vBj There is no known scientific evidence that taking ibuprofen even if you have Covid-19 symptoms is bad for you.
MlLa TIL Australia’s Channel 9 put watermarks across the middle of their video footage to prevent Channel 7 from using their material. It didn’t work.
ZpRKQ TIL that Nintendo made an adapter for Game Boy Color that allowed it to be tethered to a cellphone for internet, email, and online Pokemon