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68JQ TIL two men were brought up on federal hacking charges when they exploited a bug in video poker machines and won half a million dollars. His lawyer argued, “All these guys did is simply push a sequence of buttons that they were legally entitled to push.” The case was dismissed.
vPGAj TIL some Nigerians are paying to learn how to speak in a British accent.
XB4j TIL that Prince wrote The Bangles’ 1986 hit “Manic Monday”. It was rumored by various writers that Prince gave the song to The Bangles rhythm guitarist Susanna Hoffs so that she would sleep with him.
Xyrr TIL: Alexander the Great was simultaneously the King of Macedonia, Pharaoh of Egypt, King of Persia, and King of Asia.
PZMw TIL, In 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing.