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TIL that Ellie Kemper used to be a writer for The Onion

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xVk5 TIL that in 1994 a stimulant was synthesised that can keep you awake for 48hrs at a time, without the need for catchup sleep and minimal side effects. It is only prescribed for narcolepsy but it has been suggested that it is used in the military to keep soldiers awake.
e056g TIL that in 1924 in South Bend, Indiana a Chimpanzee was Arrested and Convicted for Smoking
VvrB TIL of William Jackson Marion, who was hanged for the murder of John Cameron. Four years later, the “victim” returned from his travels
mxRlY TIL one gram of activated carbon has a surface area in excess of 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft)
WWkN TIL years ago DirecTV was widely pirated. The piracy ‘war’ largely ended through a 'trojan horse’ attack that destroyed most hacked access cards. To add a little 'spice’, DirecTV’s “Black Sunday” attack rewrote the first 8 bytes of the card to read “GAMEOVER”.