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TIL that there is a search engine called Shodan (after System Shock’s main antagonist) that can not only find things that Google can’t, but can be used to control or hack into systems such as traffic lights and security cameras.

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l79l5 TIL That, in 2000, the record of Captain Charles McVay who was the only US Navy officer to be court martialed for loss of a ship (USS Indianapolis) in WW II was officially cleared by an act of Congress in part due to the research done by a sixth grade student.
69ByX TIL that Julia Agrippina, who supposedly poisoned her husband, Roman Emperor Claudius, was herself supposedly killed because of an order made by Emperor Nero
m6rY TIL that an “Arena” actually refers the special ultra-fine sand that was used in gladiatorial coliseums to soak up blood quicker.
jNo4M TIL that during the Great Depression of the 1930s, women turned their flour sacks into into dresses, underwear, towels, curtains, quilts, and other household necessities. So flour companies started packing their flour in bags with pretty patterns.
grWMA TIL Zoo´s have an instant kill list in case of a mass escape. At the top of the list is the Chimpanzee, because they are known to hunt other primates.