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TIL: I learned about the NSO group who recently made headlines again, phone privacy and security is a scary rabbit hole.

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grKAb TIL Simeon II of Bulgaria, the last Tsar of Bulgaria, become Prime Minister of his country 55 years after his abdication
Bg0Er TIL thousands of "low head dams" (aka "killer dams" or "drowning machines") were built on US waterways in 1800s, are nearly invisible from upstream, have killed hundreds of people, often serve no modern purpose, and for all that, are largely unregulated
AD6QB TIL that the 'Thin Blue Line' is supposed to be Law Enforcement standing between us and chaos. I always thought it was symbolizing the line between 'Us and Them' but the supposed meaning seems ironic given the last few days events.
rv9M TIL Ostriches have terrible ground fighting skills. If you can manage to get behind one, cinch your arm around its neck tightly and use your momentum to fall to one side. While on the ground and keeping hold of the neck, make sure to chop the throat repeatedly until the bird loses consciousness.
aGBJ TIL A Manhattan high school only three blocks away from the World Trade Center resumed classes on October 9, 2001. More than 10 years later, many grads suffer breathing problems that they believe are related to 9/11