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TIL that bots 🤖 drive ~40% of all internet traffic.

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GK0J TIL: in 1978 Tim Allen nearly spent life in prison for trafficking cocaine.
lyQN TIL In the 1940’s, activist Stetson Kennedy infiltrated the KKK, then approached the writers of Superman, and exposed secret codes and rituals. KKK recruitment dropped to zero in weeks.
vOdL TIL that Point-Blank range does not mean “As close as possible”, but the range it takes to hit a target without aiming higher.
D1Rar TIL the Vatican Church owns $30 billion in Australian real estate alone. Their global real estate wealth is incalculable.
5mvr TIL the entirety of Ulysses S. Grant’s much-given “perfect speech” was: “I rise only to say that I do not intend to say anything. I thank you for your hearty welcomes and good cheers.”