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TIL In 2016, a 10-year-old Finnish boy was given $10,000 by Facebook for finding an Instagram bug that allowed him to delete other user's comments.

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MWw0 TIL that in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, skateboarding will be included for the very first time as an Olympic game. Bowling was also suggested but didn’t make the final 5 additions.
6EDbX TIL a U of Quebec study of 320,000 patients with a history of alcoholism found that patients with high cannabis use had a better defense against liver disease than non-users. Non-pot users had a 90% chance of liver disease; light pot users had an 8% chance; heavy pot users had a 1.3% chance.
7rdAb TIL of the Pharaoh Sesostris who would erect columns in the place he conquered. If the cities fought bravely he included a description of the battle, if they were cowardly he'd draw a woman's vulva.
R7we7 TIL that in the The Dark Knight Bruce Wayne drives a Lamborghini Murciélago (Spanish for "Bat"). However, Lamborghinis are commonly named after fighting bulls, so Batman drives a car named after a bull named Bat.
VBOW0 Today I Learned who first spilled the tea. In 2737 BC it was Legendary Chinese Emperor Shennong when a few leaves from a nearby tree floated into his bowl of boiled water, changing the color and flavor. He made history, but would never know the future semantic shift of gossiping. https://www.tea.co.