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TIL that half of Cambodia's GDP comes from cyber scams

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R57jl TIL about the Financial Modeling World Cup, which is essentially the World Cup for Competitive excel users. Participants solve real-life case studies by building financial models in Microsoft Excel. $25,000 prize fund.
wLDyE TIL about “Sim Swapping”, a technique used by criminals that involves the stealing a phone number and exploiting Multi-factor Authentication to access your financial information.
LkXXp TIL Elton John's mother once hired an Elton John tribute act for her birthday.
x6alo TIL a book gun was made for Francesco Morozini, Duke of Venice (1619-1694). You pull the silk bookmark to shoot while the book is closed.
8aMXK TIL about John Edmonstone, an ex-slave born on a plantation in Guiana who taught Charles Darwin taxidermy in Scotland. Darwin used taxidermy to preserve different specimens of finches he found on Galapagos, discovering 12 distinct species and used them as an example in his theory of evolution.