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TIL that pendrives found on the street may not only have malwares (software threats) but could also be disguised USB killers (hardware threats).

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kbkW TIL there is a giant 2,400 year old mushroom in Oregon, its roots cover 2,200 acres of land making it the largest living organism in the world
R5dKj TIL that Boston Corbett (soldier who killed John Booth) castrated himself with a pair of scissors to avoid temptation upon seeing prostitutes
epO4b TIL That The Original 'Empire Strikes Back' Script Shows Darth Vader Wasn't Supposed to Be Luke's Father
wEBM TIL No pixar movie has ever made less than $150million domestically
LQMbV TIL that the library career of the creator of the Dewey Decimal system, Melvil Dewey ended in disgrace, because of his groping of female librarians. Dewey also insisted on seeing photographs of the women before he would hire them, to determine if they were attractive or not.