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TIL the band Vulfpeck crowdfunded a free concert tour by uploading an album Sleepify to Spotify and asking their friends to play it on repeat while they slept. The album consisted only of 10 short silent tracks. Before Spotify removed the album the band had made the royalties amounting over $20,000.

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5XMD TIL there is a species of tiger beetles that run faster than their eyes can keep up. They run towards their prey, stop and re-evaluate the situation, and then sprint again, hoping they’ll run into their prey. They run at 5.6 mph, which is equivalent to a human running 480 mph.
jNm7p TIL the oil pipeline shutdown in the spring due to ransomware was by the owner - not the attackers. The ransomware affected Colonial's billing system and the owner decided to shut-off the oil so he wouldn't lose money.
E11E0 TIL that near the turn of the 20th century, the German Empire had drawn up war plans against the United States. Included were a naval blockade and land invasion.
ZOGR TIL Joseph Müller was sentenced to death for telling a political joke in Nazi Germany
JEPj TIL a man tried to kill another man on live TV with his magical powers. After several hours, the magical man suggested he never died because the god he worshiped is protecting him. The man replied and said he was an atheist.