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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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ZpvLD TIL that the bodies of Tibetan Monks who die in deep meditation do not show the normal signs of death and do not decompose until sometimes weeks after death. This is called Tukdam.
PYLZL TIL "willy-nilly" comes from "will he, nill he," meaning "whether he likes it or not." Over time, both the meaning and spelling have changed.
GYGlj TIL the only two surviving species of sloth aren’t closely related at all and most likely developed suspensorial behavior (hanging from trees) independently, an example of convergent evolution.
6EXaW TIL that Jack Ma, founder of Aibababa, would bike 70minutes from his home to an International Hotel when he as 13. He did this to give free tours to tourist and converse with them, in an attempt to improve his English. He did this for nine years
R5746 TIL that it was common for mistakes to be made during the production of parchment for manuscripts. Tears that developed during this process were often fixed with colorful stitching, and these stitches were sometimes incorporated into illustrations.