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TIL that hackers attacked an epilepsy forum using JavaScript code and flashing computer animation to trigger migraine headaches and seizures in some users.

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rNn4w TIL there's a famous Go game called the "blood-vomiting game", known for 3 brilliant moves by winner Honinbo Jowa and for his opponent Intetsu Akaboshi coughing up blood onto the board, which led to his premature death at 25
JYAvk TIL of Stovokor, a heavy metal band that dresses up as Klingons and sings all songs in Klingon.
kPLW TIL in the early 1900s a transexual man (born as a woman) was able to pass for a man, enabling him to vote, marry two successive wives, adopt a daughter and successfully stand for political office in NYC.
d8Zx8 TIL During his childhood, Willie Nelson grew interested in martial arts. He ordered self-defense manuals on jujitsu and judo that he saw advertised in Batman and Superman comics. Nelson started to formally practice kung fu after he moved to Nashville, in the 1960s.
5VeXP TIL that fentanyl is commonly used as a pain reliever during childbirth.