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TIL 50yrs ago the Arecibo Message was sent into space to communicate human existence to potential extraterrestrial life.

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9wWYB TIL there exists the "Official Monster Raving Loony Party", a political party established in the UK in 1982 and is still actively running for elections.
6E8LJ TIL Because she supported the Civil Rights movement, the FBI created a fake story that actress Jean Seberg had cheated on her husband with a black man, the stress of the fake story caused her to go into labor premature and resulted in the death of her baby.
DG4j TIL: Surgeons who play video games make 37% fewer errors and complete surgery 27% faster. Video game skills are also a strong indicator of some surgical skills.
lol8A TIL of Cherophobia. A condition where one fears that being happy can invoke sadness.
Wk1dN TIL The biggest data breach in history happened to Yahoo in 2013-2014 whereby all 3B accounts on its service were hacked.