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TIL that the FBI maintains their own Bitcoin wallet that consists of seized Bitcoins.

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vmr8 TIL When the Ottoman empire attacked Skenderbeg’s town (1450), he put candles on the horns of goats and sent them into the mountains at night. As the Ottomen attacked a herd of goats, Skenderbeg defeated their massive army from by a rear attack.
E1eJ0 TIL that a fossil of a spider with an erection exists
90Qp TIL that Martin Luther King Jr. was killed just as he was organizing a poor people’s campaign demanding universal basic income and criticizing the government for spending more on war and stifling social programs.
PYpBL TIL the screaming at Beatles concerts was so loud that no one could hear them play—not even the Beatles themselves. It led them to stop playing live performances entirely, retreat to the studio, and ultimately create albums like Sgt. Pepper with no concern for performing any of the songs live.
9Y1kr TIL: Goats can rotate their eyes so that their rectangular pupils stay horizontal with the ground when bending over to eat.