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TIL there was a computer worm that would gain access to Windows XP systems, download a patch from Microsoft to close the vulnerability that it used to infect the system, attempt to delete the infamous Blaster worm (if present) from the system, then delete itself.

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p876A TIL Treason is not only a federal crime in the USA. Just over half of the states have their own treason laws. Of only 30 individuals who have ever been convicted of treason in the USA, 0 federal convictions ended with execution, while 5 of the 6 successful state convictions ended in execution.